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.
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
Julien Frison
Boris
Paul Jeanson
Jérôme
Benjamin Blanchy
Denis Douet
Pierre Lottin
Vincent Caron
Camille Rutherford
Nathalie Bardot
David Murgia
Mats
Sylvain Baumann
Donnie
Lula Cotton-Frapier
Clara Royer
Charline Paul
La mère de Clara
Matthieu Rozé
Père de Clara
Baptiste Perais
Wesley Fontana
Jules Porier
Jules Leroy
Nathanaël Beausivoir
Gabi Lacazette
Nicolas Jouhet
Tourancheau
Marc Bodnar
Le commissaire de la PJ
Marie Bonifassy
Une copine de Nanie
Albane Brun
Une copine de Nanie
Emma Martina
Une copine de Nanie
Fabien Ardiri
L'homme à la cagoule
Véronique Orelle
Une technicienne PTS
Julie Hustache
Une technicienne PTS
Sonia Bouteiller
La voisine des parents de Clara
Valérie Enquin
Nabila Attmane
Martine Lacomblez
Yvan Forestier
Edith Pancher
Alexandre Ionescu
Charlène Villquin
Yannis Renaudin
Christophe Merieau
Thierry Verrier
Fanny de Gouville
Romane Kasprzak
Jessica Garreau Cotenceau
Director, Writer
Dominik Moll
Author
Pauline Guéna
Writer
Gilles Marchand
April 1, 2023
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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.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
French
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$3,467,232.00