L'Affaire Ranucci : Le Combat d'une mère
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On June 3, 1974, eight-year-old Marie-Dolorès Rambla was kidnapped in Marseille. The little girl's body was found a few days later. Christian Ranucci quickly became the prime suspect. A couple claimed to have seen him get out of a car at the spot where the body was discovered, carrying a large package. While in custody, Christian Ranucci confessed to the murder. But he eventually recanted his confession. His mother, Héloïse, convinced of his innocence, began a relentless fight to try to get him acquitted. It was a lost cause: Ranucci was sentenced to death and executed. When Patrick Henry's trial took place, Héloïse wrote a letter dictated by her conscience. Robert Badinter read it out in court. Héloïse begged that another mother, Patrick Henry's, be spared the torment she had endured...
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Cast
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Catherine Frot
Héloïse Maton
Known for
Haute Cuisine
The Dinner Game
Alexandre Hamidi
Christian Ranucci
Known for
Code Unknown
The Nest
Denys Granier-Deferre
Alain Godard
Olivier Dujols
Didier Flamand
Le ténor du barreau
Known for
The Crimson Rivers
The Corsican File
Jean Nainchrik
Cyril Descours
Me Leplantier
Known for
John Adams
The Guardians
Jerôme Vignac
Hervé Briaux
Me Hubert
Also in
Balzac
Call My Agent!
Alain Cauchi
Le commissaire
Known for
Student Services
Bright Days Ahead
Yves Verhoeven
L'inspecteur principal
Known for
Daddy or Mommy
A Secret
Denys Granier-Deferre Director · Alain Godard Writer Eve-Marie Arnault Costume designer
First release January 24, 2007 · Produced in France, Belgium · Production Septembre Productions
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TF1 Films Production
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Septembre Productions
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France · Belgium
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · January 24, 2007
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No release date listed for United States.
France
January 29, 2007 · TV · TF1
Germany
October 14, 2008 · TV
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