The Night of the 12th

"Some crimes will haunt you."

2022 1h 54m FR

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★6.9TMDB · 806

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Young and ambitious Captain Vivés has just been appointed group leader at the Grenoble Criminal Squad when Clara's murder case lands on his desk. Vivés and his team investigate Clara's complex life and relations, but what starts as a professional and methodical immersion into the victim's life soon turns into a haunting obsession.

“Some crimes will haunt you.”

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Cast

Bastien Bouillon
Yohan Vivès
Bouli Lanners
Marceau
Anouk Grinberg
La juge d'instruction
Mouna Soualem
Nadia
Pauline Serieys
Nanie
Théo Cholbi
Willy
Johann Dionnet
Fred
Thibaut Évrard
Loïc

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dominik Moll
Writers: Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll
Languages: English, French
Countries: Belgium, France

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dominik Moll, shot by Patrick Ghiringhelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Olivier Marguerit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bastien Bouillon and Bouli Lanners and Anouk Grinberg carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some crimes will haunt you.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dominik Moll directs. Patrick Ghiringhelli behind the camera. Olivier Marguerit scores. Laurent Rouan cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in English, French.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
4Directed by Dominik Moll, shot by Patrick Ghiringhelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Olivier Marguerit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Laurent Rouan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bastien Bouillon and Bouli Lanners and Anouk Grinberg carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some crimes will haunt you.".
9IMDB entry: tt16953666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Patrick Ghiringhelli
Original score: Olivier Marguerit
Editing: Laurent Rouan
Production design: Michel Barthélémy
Costume design: Dorothée Guiraud
Makeup / hair: Guillaume Castagné
Sound: Luc Thomas
Stunt coordinator: Virginie Arnaud
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $3,467,232
Original language: FR
Certification (US): M
IMDB: The Night of the 12th (2022)

Awards

César Award for Best Film

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CinemaSerf2023-04-01
★ 7/10
This is a fictional interpretation of an actual crime that sees newly promoted "Vivés" (Bastien Bouillon) take his team of Grenoble detectives to a small town to investigate a grisly murder. Walking home from a friend's house the previous morning, "Clara" (Lula Cotton-Frapier) is confronted by a stranger who throws a combustible liquid over her and then sets her alight. What the Police Justiciare have to work with is a ghastly sight. Their investigations quickly reveal no shortage of potential attackers. This girl had lived a "lively" life - unbeknownst to her parents - and her boyfriends ranged from the nerdy to the opportunist to the downright bad boy "Caron" (Pierre Lottin). Thing is, loads of suspects don't add up to loads of evidence and tempers amongst the team begin to fray as their lack of actual progress becomes frustrating, exasperating and personal. Although this has elements of a whodunit to it, it is essentially quite an interesting "fly-on-the-wall" style drama that illustrates the difficulties faced by an under-resourced team of officers who cannot but become involved in the heinous crimes they must try to solve. This film looks quite intensely at their own personal relationships and is frequently peppered with some dark humour and with contrary views on the victim that occasionally make it difficult for an on form Bouillon to handle. Bouli Lanners is effective here as his passionate sidekick "Marceau" - himself having his own share of domestic disasters, and as the narrative pans out we, too, are offered nothing concrete in which to hope! I didn't love the ending scenarios. The casualness, desperation even, seemed to fly in the face of so much of their previously meticulous police-work, but the lead performance is good, the cinematography potent and this is definitely worth a watch.
Wuchak2026-04-09
★ 7/10
Police procedural about finding the killer of a woman burned alive The film was based on the case of Maud Maréchal, whose corpse was found in 2013 in Lagny-sur-Marne, a suburb east of Paris. This fictional version transports events a few years later to the capital of the French Alps, Grenoble in southeast France, and the ski resort town 65 miles east of there, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, which is where the crime occurs. The film was also shot in these locations. It’s reminiscent of Euro detective flicks “The Girl By the Lake” and “The Girl in the Fog,” mixed with the artistry of the 2009 version of “Last House on the Left.” Like in “The Prophet’s Game,” you get to know the key detectives as they investigate several suspects, and you understand their frustration when damning evidence is lacking. I’m talking about the characters played by Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, and a couple of others. Going deeper, the story revolves around escaping self-imposed psychological constraints, which is symbolized by Marceau seeing a flower amidst dead weeds, not to mention Yohan at the end. In addition, it’s interesting how the perverse act of immolation can be traced back to some of those dubious witch burnings that occurred from the 1400s-1700s in Germany and places nearby. It runs 1h 54m and was shot in 2021. GRADE: B