An Ordinary Case | |
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French | Le Fil |
Directed by | Daniel Auteuil |
Written by | Daniel Auteuil Steven Mitz |
Produced by | Nelly Auteuil Hugo Gélin |
Starring |
Daniel Auteuil Grégory Gadebois Sidse Babett Knudsen |
Cinematography | Jean-François Hensgens |
Edited by | Valérie Deseine |
Music by | Gaëtan Roussel |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Zinc |
Release dates |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
An Ordinary Case ( French: Le Fil, lit. 'The Thread') is a 2024 French legal drama film written, directed and starring Daniel Auteuil, as a lawyer hired to defend a client accused of his wife's murder. [1] [2]
The film had its world premiere in the Special Screenings section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2024. [3] It is scheduled to be theatrically released on 11 September 2024 by Zinc.
Jean Monier, a troubled lawyer, agrees to represent a client named Nicolas Milik. The latter has been accused of murdering his wife. While trying to prove his client's innocence, Monier finds himself more and more involved in the case.