The husband who cried wolf—or did he kill the sheep?
Saturday, October 28, 2017, 12:10 pm. Two men disembark, panicked, at the gendarmerie of Gray. Jonathann Daval, accompanied by his brother-in-law, comes to report the disappearance of his wife, Alexia. She had gone for a morning jog and had not returned. What happened to her? For 3 months, the police will carry out a relentless, exemplary investigation, as discreetly as possible, in order to gather evidence and then make the man confess, who they are convinced is not telling the whole story: Jonathann.
Acting
Baty’s slippery charm masks rot perfectly.
Direction
Lamotte lets silence do the interrogating.
Cinematography
Gray, France looks as gray as it sounds.
Director
Christophe Lamotte
Maud Baecker
Alexia Daval, née Fouillot
Liam Baty
Jonathan Daval
Thierry Neuvic
Le commandant DaCostan chargé de l'enquête
Michèle Bernier
Isabelle Fouillot, mère d'Alexia
Jérôme Anger
Jean-Pierre Fouillot, père d'Alexia
Vanessa Guide
Magali Paulin
Fanny Guidecoq
La journaliste
Raphaël Ferret
Grégory Gay, mari de Stéphanie
Ingrid Donnadieu
Stéphanie Gay, sœur d'Alexia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Jonathann Daval's confession came after months of public solidarity with his in-laws, making this case a national study in performative innocence.
The Daval murder became a flashpoint in France's reckoning with femicide statistics; this TV film aired amid ongoing legislative debates.
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