Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict morals. But what is more surprising is that, according to paternity testing, the child's father is none other than Bob, a criminal from the prosecution charged with an atrocious attack! Ariane doesn't remember any of what has happened, so she has no idea what to expect...
Acting
Kiberlain's physical comedy of repressed panic.
Direction
Dupontel's kinetic camera never lets you breathe.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes awkward silence.
Director
Albert Dupontel
Sandrine Kiberlain
Ariane Felder
Albert Dupontel
Bob Nolan
Nicolas Marié
Maître Trolos
Philippe Uchan
Juge Godefroy De Bernard
Philippe Duquesne
Docteur Toulate
Bouli Lanners
Policier Video surveillance
Christian Hecq
Lieutenant Edouard
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
Mr. De Lime
Michel Fau
Gynécologue
Laure Calamy
Daisy, la collègue
Yolande Moreau
La mère de Bob
Michèle Bernard-Requin
Le Président du tribunal
Alex Fondja
Prévenu lavabo
John Arnold
Avocat lavabo
Babetida Sadjo
Victime lavabo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dupontel and Kiberlain had previously starred together in 'The Officers' Ward' — this was their wildly different reunion.
The film satirizes France's rigid Republican meritocracy, where judges literally embody moral authority they privately fail.
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