France | 151 mins | 2023 | T16
Director: Justine Triet
Script writer: Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
D.O.P: Simon Beaufils
Producer: Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
Art designer: N/A
Composer: Thibault Deboaisne
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner
Awards:
– 96th Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay; Best Motion Picture of the Year (nominee), Best Achievement in Directing (nominee), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (nominee), Best Achievement in Film Editing (nominee)
– Cannes Film Festival 2023: Palme d’Or, Queer Palm (nominee)
– BAFTA Awards 2024: Best Screenplay; Best Director (nominee), Best Leading Actress (nominee), Best Director (nominee), Best Film Not in the English Language (nominee), Best Film (nominee)
– Critics Choice Awards 2024: Best Foreign Language Film
Synopsis:
The film revolves around the case of famous female writer Sandra, who is suspected of killing her husband.Her spouse, Samuel, who is also a writer, tragically falls from a tall building while renovating their home. Despite the absence of witnesses or conclusive evidence, Sandra becomes the primary suspect due to peculiar blood stains. As the investigations and legal proceedings unfold, suspicions heighten, particularly when a recording surfaces just prior to the day of the murder, gradually unveiling the truth.
