L'Emprise

2015 1h 38m FR

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 164

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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"L'emprise" is the story of a drama, adapted from the moving book-witness "Acquitted", by Alexandra Lange. The story of a mother of four children, which is found in March 2012 in the dock of the foundations of Douai for the murder of her husband. How does a woman manage to kill the father of her children with a knife? During the three days of the trial, panting narrative takes us into the daily life of Alexandra, a mother that the society has failed to protect, neither she nor her children from the control of a monster she has loved. Through this incident that made headlines and upset the public, an event movie that raises the question of the balance of justice. Will she be heard?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Odile Vuillemin
Alexandra Lange
Fred Testot
Marcello Guillemin
Marc Lavoine
Prosecutor Luc Frémiot
Lolita Chammah
Brigitte
Micky Sébastian
Judge Schneider
Robert Lange
Sam Karmann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude-Michel Rome
Writers: Catherine Ramberg, Claude-Michel Rome
Languages: German, French, Italian
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Italian.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude-Michel Rome, shot by Alain Ducousset. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stéphanie Mahet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Odile Vuillemin and Fred Testot and Marc Lavoine carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3983022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Claude-Michel Rome directs. Alain Ducousset behind the camera. Stéphanie Mahet cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in German, French, Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Claude-Michel Rome, shot by Alain Ducousset. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Stéphanie Mahet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Odile Vuillemin and Fred Testot and Marc Lavoine carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3983022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.