A family forced to relive murder—while the judge watches. French judicial theater gets *way* too literal.
Jura Department, France. A judge orders the re-enactment of a crime scene in order to shed some light on inconsistencies in a murder case. Under the eye of Lady Justice, the accused, a family of three women from Quebec, have to thoroughly relive the day of the crime.
Acting
Montpetit's matriarch simmers with guilt she won't name.
Direction
Roy and Gagné turn re-enactment into psychological siege.
Writing
Every line of dialogue is a landmine about what really happened.
Director
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film draws on France's real 'reconstitution judiciaire' practice, where judges can order crime scene reconstructions—rarely depicted on screen.
The Quebecois family isolated in rural France mirrors how the accused become foreign bodies within the judicial system itself.
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