One woman vs. a system designed to look away. You'll rage. You'll cry. You won't forget.
Laurence finds out that her niece, Karine, is being molested by a family friend while her parents turn a blind eye, and they themselves constantly subject her to beatings and mental abuse. Despite Laurence's numerous reports, social services are keeping the little girl in her home, against all logic, prompting her to go on a series of battles that will challenge the whole legal system
Acting
Cécile Bois burns with exhausted determination—every report feels like her soul leaving.
Writing
Refuses catharsis. The system doesn't magically fix itself. That's the point.
Director
Eric Métayer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the second French TV film about this specific real case—the first, 'L'Enfant d'en haut' (2012), caused national outrage that led to actual legal reforms in child protection protocols.
The film deliberately mirrors France's real 'affaire Gregory' and other infamous cases where bureaucracy protected abusers over children, sparking renewed debates about anonymous reporting laws in 2024.
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