"L'emprise" is the story of a drama, adapted from the moving book-witness "Acquitted", by Alexandra Lange. The story of a mother of four children, which is found in March 2012 in the dock of the foundations of Douai for the murder of her husband. How does a woman manage to kill the father of her children with a knife? During the three days of the trial, panting narrative takes us into the daily life of Alexandra, a mother that the society has failed to protect, neither she nor her children from the control of a monster she has loved. Through this incident that made headlines and upset the public, an event movie that raises the question of the balance of justice. Will she be heard?
Credits
L'Emprise Cast
Name |
Character |
Fred Testot
He was 37, now 47 years old
|
as Marcello Guillemin |
Marc Lavoine
He was 52, now 62 years old
|
as Le procureur Luc Frémiot |
Robert Lange
He was 67, 52 years old when he died
|
as Sam Karmann |
Lolita Chammah
She was 31, now 40 years old
|
as Brigitte |
Micky Sebastian
She was 56, now 65 years old
|
as La juge Schneider |
L'Emprise Crew