

The Farels are a power couple: Jean is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire an essayist known for her radical feminism. Together they have a model son, Alexandre, who is a student at a prestigious American university. During a brief visit to Paris, Alexandre meets Mila, the daughter of his mother’s new partner, and invites her to a party. The next day, Mila files a complaint against Alexandre for rape, destroying family harmony and setting in motion an inextricable media-judicial machine that posits opposing truths.
Acting
Gainsbourg's controlled rage versus Kassovitz's slow-burn collapse.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes French intellectualism against itself.
Direction
Attal refuses to let you settle on a side.

Director
Yvan Attal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's #MeToo reckoning, the film sparked debate about whether it sympathizes too much with the accused—Attal insisted he wanted to 'explore doubt, not exploit it.'
The American university setting isn't random: it contrasts French 'intellectual' handling of assault with Title IX campus tribunals, suggesting both systems fail through opposite sins—denial versus procedure.
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