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6.5/10 • 207

2020-02-121h 35m

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Lise (16 years old) is accused of murdering her best friend. As the trial starts, her parents stand right by her side. But once her secret life is revealed in court, the truth becomes indistinguishable.

Directors
Stéphane Demoustier
Editors
Damien Maestraggi

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  1. Melissa Guers

    Melissa Guers

    Lise

  2. Chiara Mastroianni

    Chiara Mastroianni

    Céline

  3. Anaïs Demoustier

    Anaïs Demoustier

    L'Avocat Général

  4. Roschdy Zem

    Roschdy Zem

    Bruno

  5. Annie Mercier

    Annie Mercier

    L'Avocate de Lise

  6. Pascal Garbarini

    Pascal Garbarini

    Le président du tribunal

  7. Carlo Ferrante

    Carlo Ferrante

    Avocat des parties civiles

  8. Victoria Jadot

    Victoria Jadot

    Noémie

  9. Paul Aïssaoui-Cuvelier

    Paul Aïssaoui-Cuvelier

    Jules

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CinemaSerf

Apr 11, 2024

7/10

I usually find with French courtroom dramas a refreshing lack of formality and deference. That's not to say that it's a free for all, but the ebbing and flowing of testimony and barrister intervention seems to me far more likely to facilitate a more accurate verdict. "Lise" (Melissa Guers) has been arraigned on a charge of the murder of her best friend "Flora". She was found stabbed multiple times in a bed they had shared the night before. The prosecutor (Anaïs Demoustier) is alleging that a leaked, intimate, video of "Lise" and their friend "Nathan" (Mikaël Halimi) was the source of the violence but she denies that. As the investigation proceeds, we begin to realise that nothing is simple here. "Lise" turns out to be a sexually active girl and the trial sort of shifts from an evaluation of her guilt and innocence into one of youth, profligacy, morals and behaviour. At that, it's quite provocative and the young Guers delivers well. She portrays the character convincingly, lacking in confidence and emanating quite a genuine sense of bemused bewilderment coupled with a remarkable degree of self-control. It's quite clear that as her parents learn a little more of their daughter's peccadilloes that they, too, have demons to face - and at times you do wonder if her dad "Bruno" (Roschdy Zem) is entirely sure of her innocence. Annie Mercier is also quite effective as the girl's legal counsel presenting a far less confrontational style then the prosecutor and for the bulk of this ninety minutes, we have quite a decent drama that does ask you not just whom you believe, but also - what were you like at that age. The trial itself seems a little weak, but as a vehicle for quite a characterful performance from Guers it's worth watching.

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Original Language
French
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Keywords
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