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
Ben Attal
Alexandre Farel
Suzanne Jouannet
Mila Wizman
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Claire Farel
Mathieu Kassovitz
Prof. Adam Wizman
Pierre Arditi
Jean Farel
Audrey Dana
Valérie
Benjamin Lavernhe
Maître Célerier
Judith Chemla
L'avocate
Gérard Watkins
L'avocat général
Franz Lang
Maître Rozenberg
Camille Razat
Quitterie
Anne Bouvier
Ballard
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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