

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
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.