A teacher is suspected of engaging in a 'special relationship' with a pupil. When said pupil disappears, the rumour gains momentum. Especially because two years earlier, another of the teacher's teenage pupils also disappeared.
Acting
Ingrid Chauvin carries the whole thing with barely-contained panic.
Writing
Rumors spread exactly how they do in real life—messy and unstoppable.
Director
Étienne Dhaene
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a TF1 television production, part of France's long tradition of 'téléfilms' that often outplay theatrical releases in raw viewership.
The French title 'La Rumeur' literally translates to 'The Rumor' singular—emphasizing how one story morphs into unstoppable plural destruction.
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