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MUNCH

| 2016~2026 – 34 x 52′ –  4 seasons – Series, Drama, Crime, Courtroom.
Created by: Valérie Tong-Cuong, Marie Vinoy, Marie-Alice Gadea.
Written by: Bruno Dega, Marie-Alice Gadea, Anthony Maugendre, Jeanne Le Guillou, Marie Vinoy, Laurent Vachaud, Chloé Marçais, Robin Barataud, Sarah Farkas, Franck Philippon, Vinciane Mokry, Marie-Alice Gadea, Pascal Perbet, Cécile Berger, Aude Marcle, Lucile Brandi, Virginie Parietti, Alice Van den Broek, Marc Kressmann, Winnie Vatimbella, Louise Bezombes, Alain Robillard, Sophia Perié, Laure Dumayet, Léa Gimonneau-Sorrel, Charlotte Robb.
Directed by: Gabriel Julien-Laferrière, Nicolas Guicheteau, Frédéric Berthe, Laurent Tuel, Thierry Binisti, Julien Seri.
Starring: Isabelle Nanty, Hippolyte Girardot, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Aurélien Wiik, Paloma Coquant, Tom Villa, Marilou Berry, Lola Andreoni.
In French with English subtitles.
A Walter Presents / PBS release. |

Munch (Isabelle Nanty) is a lawyer unlike any other. Pragmatic in the face of administrative and judiciary absurdity, everyone has something to learn from Munch!

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AN OFFICER AND A SPY ../../../an-officer-and-a-spy/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 22:55:42 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=24624

NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS.

AN OFFICER AND A SPY

| 2019 (US release in 2025) – 132′ – Drama, Period & History, Courtroom, Spy, Film & Literature.
Written by: Robert Harris, Roman Polanski.
Directed by: Roman Polanski.
Based on the Book by: Robert Harris.
Starring: Jean Dujardin, Louis Garrel, Emmanuelle Seigner, Melvil Poupaud, Grégory Gadebois, Hervé Pierre, Didier Sandre, Eric Ruf, Mathieu Amalric, Laurent Stocker, Vincent Perez.
Official Competition Venice International Film Festival 2019 (Winner Jury Grand Prize). Winner 3 César 2020 (Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Costume Design).
In French with English subtitles.
A Vitagraph Films release. |

On January 5, 1895, Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish soldier, is degraded for spying for Germany and is sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island. Among the witnesses to his humiliation is Georges Picquart, who is promoted to run the military counter-intelligence unit that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honor but his life.

 

 

 

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COCAINE AIR: SMUGGLERS AT 30,000 FT ../../../cocaine-air-smugglers-at-30000-ft/ Mon, 26 May 2025 17:32:37 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22132

COCAINE AIR: SMUGGLERS AT 30,000 FT

 

| 2025 – 4 x 52′ – Series, Documentary, Crime, Courtroom.
Written by: Stéphane Rybojad, Thomas Dandois.
Directed by: Stéphane Rybojad, Thomas Dandois.
In English and in French with English subtitles.
A Netflix release. |


March 2013 – the Dominican Republic. A private jet is about to take off from the Punta Cana airport to Saint-Tropez, but is intercepted by the Dominican authorities when they find 700kg of cocaine on board. Two French pilots, a third co-pilot and one passenger are arrested. As the US Drug Enforcement Agency gets involved, the “Air Cocaine” investigation becomes a dramatic rollercoaster filled with many twists and turns.

 

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THE INTERN ../../../the-intern/ Wed, 14 May 2025 23:34:18 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22031

SEASON 5 COMING ON FEBRUARY 27.

THE INTERN

| 2016~2018 – 36 x 52′ – Season 1~5 – SERIES, COURTROOM, DRAMA, COMEDY.
Created by: Laurent Burtin, Isabel Sebastian
Written by: Isabel Sebastian, Laurent Burtin, Jeanne Le Guillou, Christiane Lebrima, Bruno Dega, Laurent Mondy, Alexandra Echkenazi, Nicolas Douay, Mathieu Gleizes, Kristel Mudry, Didier Le Pêcheur, Sébastien Vitoux.
Directed by: Olivier Barma, Stéphane Kappes, Christophe Campos.
Starring: Michèle Bernier, Antoine Hamel, Arié Elmaleh, Géraldine Loup, Philippe Lelièvre, Nicolas Marié, Jeanne Lambert, Clément Moreau.
In French with English subtitles.
A Walter Presents / PBS release. |

Wrongfully imprisoned former farmer Constance Mayer, 50, learns law degree. As clerk to demanding Marseille judge Filiponi, her nontraditional methods challenge colleagues and her mentor’s perspective.


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FROM ROCK STAR TO KILLER ../../../from-rock-star-to-killer/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:25:18 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21643

FROM ROCK STAR TO KILLER

 

| 2025 – 3 x 45′ – Series, Documentary, Thriller, Courtroom, Crime, Biopic.
Directed by: Karine Dusfour, Zoé de Buissiere, Anne-Sophie Jahn, Nicolas Lartigue.
Starring: Lio, Michèle Fines, Anne-Sophie Jahn (voice), Richard Kolinka, Jérôme Bonet, Kristina Rady, Bernard Marc, François Saubadu, Pascal Nègre.
In French with English subtitles or in English. 16+.
A Netflix Original release.|

 


In 2003, rock singer Bertrand Cantat killed his partner, actress Marie Trintignant. This documentary reviews the case that divided a nation.

 

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LE CODE

| 2021-2023 – 12 x 52′ – Seasons 1~2 – Series, Drama, Courtroom.
Created by: Lionel Olenga, Cécile Even, Nicolas Robert.
Written by: Lionel Olenga, Nicolas Robert, Cécile Even, Lucile Brandi, Julie-Anna Grignon, Julien Anscutter.
Directed by: Jean-Christophe Delpias.
Starring: Daniel Njo Lobé, Christiane Millet, Naidra Ayadi, Théo Frilet,Wendy Nieto,  Catherine Demaiffe, Barbara Probst, Grégoire Bonnet, Guillaume Faure.
In French with English subtitles.
A Mhz Choice release. |

 

After an assassination attempt, Parisian lawyer Idriss Toma is determined to correct his past errors, putting himself at the service of those threatened by the legal machinery, along with two hired lawyers.

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ALICE NEVERS ../../../alice-nevers/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:26:45 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21419

ALICE NEVERS

| 2010-2018 – 76 x 52′ – Seasons 1~9 – Series, Drama, Courtroom, Mystery, Crime.
Written by: Thomas Boullé, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Valérie Chappellet, Catherine Siguret, Varenka Roland, Marie-Alice Gadea, Denis Alamercery, Jean-Charles Paugam, Rodolphe Moyse,  Laurent Blin, Jeffrey Frohner, Lionel Olenga, Marie-Anne Le Pezennec, Gérôme Rivière, Maxime Govare, Martin Brossolet, Gérôme Rivière, Olivier Mikael, Elsa Dourdet, Akima Seghir, Anne Valton, Willy Douraffourg, Bertrand Lorel, David Milhaud, Laurent Vachaud, Mathias Gavarry, Catherine Hoffmann, Bertrand Lorel, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Sylvie Meyer, Mathieu Missoffe, Alain Patetta, Jérôme Enrico, Jean-Marc Dobel, Thierry Lassalle, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin, Isabelle Lemonnier, Claire Alexandrakis, Aude Blanchard.
Directed by: Jean-Christophe Delpias, Simon Astier, Vincent Giovanni, René Manzor, François Velle, Alexandre Laurent, Laurent Levy, Thierry Petit, Eric Leroux, Julien Zidi, Akim Isker, Aurélien Poitrimoult, Jean-Christophe Delpias, Stephan Kopecky, Vincent Jamain.
Starring: Marine Delterme, Jean-Michel Tinivelli, Alexandre Varga, Noam Morgensztern, Jean Dell, Arnaud Binard, Richard Valls, Gary Mihaileanou, Guillaume Carcaud, Mas Belsito, Karina Testa, Médina Diarra, Loïc Legendre, Ahmed Sylla.
In French with English subtitles.
A Mhz Choice release. |

A popular and long-running French procedural, Alice Nevers is a tough and tenacious criminal prosecutor in a professional and personal partnership with police captain Fred Marquand.

 

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THROUGH THE NIGHT

| 2025 – 108′ – Drama, Thriller, Film Noir, Courtroom. A Belgium/France/Canada Co-production.
Written by: Delphine Girard.
Directed by: Delphine Girard.
Starring: Selma Alaoui, Veerle Baetens, Guillaume Duhesme, Anne Dorval, Gringe, Adèle Wismes, Erico Salomone, Florence Janas.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2022 (Winner Audience Award – Giornate degli Autori).
Official Competition TAFFF 2024.
In French with English subtitles.
A Under The Milky Way release. |

Late one night, Aly calls police emergency services. She’s in danger. Anna takes the call. Dary is arrested. Years pass. And Aly, Anna and Dary confront the reverberations of a terrifying night they can’t leave behind. A follow-up to her Oscar-nominated short, A Sister, Delphine Girard‘s debut feature opens as a kind of thriller, but quickly segues into a psychological study of the aftermath of a crime and the lifelong impact it leaves on those in its wake. It also delves into the gray area of consent and the ripple effect of violence on various secondary characters and family members. While the judicial system and law enforcement institutions grapple with how to deal with “victimhood” and the seemingly incomprehensible responses we make when faced with violence and emotional trauma, Through the Night ultimately finds resilience and healing in a kind of sisterhood of mutual love and unconditional support.

 

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DOG ON TRIAL 

| 2025 – 85′  – Comedy, Courtroom – A Switzerland/France Co-Production.
Written by: Laetitia Dosch, Anne-Sophie Bailly.
Directed by: Laetitia Dosch.
Starring: Laetitia Dosch, François Damiens, Pierre Deladonchamps, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Anne Dorval, Anabela Moreira, Mathieu Demy.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 2024.
Official Competition TAFFF 2024 (North American Premiere).
In French with English subtitles.
A Quiver Distribution release. |

“Is a dog the same as a table?” Well, in fact, in the eyes of Swiss law, it is. Thus begins Laetitia Dosch‘s somewhat absurdist, yet increasingly serious courtroom drama. It all begins when April, an idealistic lawyer with a predilection for lost causes, agrees to defend Cosmos, her client’s faithful canine companion, who is accused of biting three people… and whose very life now hangs in the balance. If April loses this case, as she almost always does, the frisky, affectionate pup will be put to death. As ridiculous as that sounds, that is indeed the law of the land in most countries around the world, including the U.S. And what begins as an almost silly comic premise evolves into a passionate cri de cœur for both animal and women’s rights.

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COURTED

| 1986 – 98′ –   DRAMA, COURTROOM.
Written by: Christian Vincent.
Directed by: Christian Vincent.
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Eva Lallier, Corinne Masiero, Sophie-Marie Larrouy, Fouzia Guezoum, Simon Ferrante, Abdallah Moundy.
Winner Best Actor (Fabrice Luchini) & Best Screenplay, Venice International Film Festival 1986.
Official Competition COLCOA 2016.
In  French with English subtitles.
A Under The Milky Way release. |

Best Actor prize at the 2015 Venice International Film Festival went to Fabrice Luchini for his portrayal of Michel Racine, a cranky, straight-laced judge presiding over a sobering murder case, while dealing with a divorce on the home front, and a pesky flu. As demanding as all of that is, Michel’s world skids to a halt when a randomly chosen juror turns out to be someone from his past. Ditte, played by Borgen star Sidse Babett Knudsen, is a caring single mother who made an indelible impression on Michel six years earlier. Michel, whose reputation for severity has earned him a nickname reflecting the double-digit sentences he likes to hand down, tosses his beloved protocol aside for a series of assignations to explore their mutual attraction. While nodding to courtroom drama and rom-com, Courted conscientiously dodges the clichés of both genres.

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