21 August 1974. In Marseille, two Belgian tourists, Nicole and Malia, are savagely attacked and raped by three men. Their attackers claim that the women consented and are allowed to remain free. Though their friends and family advise them to forget the ordeal, Nicole and Malia instead decide to fight. Helped by their lawyer, Gisèle Halimi, they request that the attackers be judged at the assize court. On 8 May 1978, after a long battle, they finally obtain justice. A trial which made history as until then rape had been considered simply as a misdemeanor, whereas now it became a crime.
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Clotilde Courau
Gisèle Halimi
Known for
La Vie en Rose
Babysitting
Hippolyte Girardot
Président cour d’assises
Known for
Irma Vep
Manon of the Spring
Patrick Mille
Maître Collard
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
99 Francs
Yannick Choirat
Maître Tubiana
Known for
Women at War
Rust and Bone
Sam Karmann
Professeur Minkovsky
Known for
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Kitchen with Apartment
Romane Bohringer
Arlette Laguiller
Known for
March of the Penguins
The Apartment
Pierre Andrau
Bruno Mancini
Known for
La Révolution
My Golden Days
Stéphane Rideau
Pierre Mathieu
Known for
Wild Reeds
Come Undone
Baudouin Cristoveanu
Patrice Moreau
No other roles listed
Camille Sansterre
Nicole
Known for
The Divide
Patrick Catalifo
Emile Mancini
Known for
A Gang Story
Carbone
Satya Dusaugey
Gendarme
Known for
The Troubleshooter
Happy Birthday
Alain Tasma Director · Natalie Carter Writer Marc Koninckx Cinematographer
First release June 21, 2017 · Produced in Belgium, France · Production EuropaCorp Television, Fontana Productions
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France•3
Production
EuropaCorp Television
Production
Fontana Productions
Production
Belgium · France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · June 21, 2017
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No release date listed for United States.
Andorra
September 19, 2017 · Theatrical
Burkina Faso
September 19, 2017 · Theatrical
France
September 15, 2017 · Premiere · Festival de la Fiction TV
September 19, 2017 · TV
Italy
June 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Monaco
September 19, 2017 · Theatrical
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