The man who killed the death penalty — with a briefcase, not a blade.
Acting
Bouillon reportedly studied Badinter's speech patterns for months.
Writing
Courtroom monologues that actually earned standing ovations in real life.
Direction
Godeau's first biopic — ambitious pivot from intimate relationship dramas.
Director
Pierre Godeau
Bastien Bouillon
Robert Badinter
Georgia Scalliet
Elisabeth Badinter
Raphaël Thiéry
Roger Bontems
Xavier Beauvois
General Attorney
Emmanuel Salinger
Hearing officer
Hippolyte Girardot
François Mitterand
David Ayala
Robert Bocquillon
Cédric Appietto
Claude Buffet
Quentin Dolmaire
Eddy de Pretto
Patrick Henry
Yoann Blanc
Philippe Lemaire
Arthur Mazet
François Binet
Yan Tual
Father Clavier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Badinter's 1981 abolition made France the last Western European nation to end capital punishment — this film arrives as death penalty debates resurge globally.
The real Robert Badinter, now 95, reportedly consulted on the script before his 2024 death — making this an authorized final statement.
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