L'Emprise
6.9
"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?
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Cast
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Odile Vuillemin
Alexandra Lange
Known for
Podium
Pourquoi je vis
Fred Testot
Marcello Guillemin
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
Marc Lavoine
Prosecutor Luc Frémiot
Known for
Crossing Lines
Love Addict
Lolita Chammah
Brigitte
Known for
Transatlantic
At Eternity's Gate
Micky Sébastian
Judge Schneider
Known for
Carbone
Robert Lange
Sam Karmann
Rosalia Cuevas
L'assistante sociale
Also in
Julian
Landes
Claude-Michel Rome Director · Catherine Ramberg Screenplay Alexandra Lange Author
First release January 26, 2015 · Produced in France · Languages French, German, Italian
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German · Italian
Release dates
France · January 26, 2015
TV · TF1
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 10, 2015 · Digital · VOD
February 25, 2015 · Physical · DVD
May 21, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Italy
November 25, 2015 · TV
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