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Released 22 years ago.

The proceedings of a Paris courtroom are the grist for this documentary. Drawn from over 200 appearances before the same female judge, the director chooses a dozen or so varied misdemeanor and civil hearings to highlight the subtle details of human behavior. In the process he draws attention to issues of guilt, innocence, policing and ethnicity in France.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

Michèle Bernard-Requin
Herself
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Raymond Depardon directs. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
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Canal+
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France 2 Cinéma
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CNC
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