In 1975 is held the trial of Pierre Goldman, a fiery and controversial figure of revolutionary left-wing activism. He is guilty of numerous charges, yet he proclaims his innocence in a double murder accusation.
Twenty years before the OJ Simpson case, the Goldman trial reflects the political, ideological, and racial tensions that marked the 1970s in France and Europe.
Then, considering the trial of the century, it divided an entire country and widened the gap between the conservative right and left-wing intellectuals.
If Pierre Goldman’s name rings a bell, he relates to the French people’s favorite personality. The activist and gangster was the older half-brother of the singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman, who sold 30 million records. The latter also appears in the film in the guise of the young actor Ulysse Dutilloy, who strikingly resembles the star.
Cédric Kahn
Cédric Kahn started out as an assistant editor for Maurice Pialat’s Under the Sun of Satan and then directed his first short film Les Dernières Heures du millénaire in 1990. Two years later, his first feature film Bar des rails premiered at the Angers European First Film Festival and was then presented at the International Critic’s Week in Venice. He then received the Jean Vigo Prize with his next film Too Much Happiness in 1994 and the Louis-Delluc Prize with Boredom in 1998. In 2001, Roberto Succo was presented in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. He then directed Red Lights, which was presented at the Berlinale in 2004. In 2014, he won the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastián Film Festival for Wild Life and in 2018, his lead actor Anthony Bajon won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival for the film The Prayer. He is also an actor in many films.
Genres: Drama
Language: French
Subtitles: English
French release: September 27, 2023
Runtime: 1 h 55 min
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