
2022
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Crime / Drama
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1h32
Summary
Seeking the truth in a human grey area. Lawyer Annabelle Martinelli has specialized in sexual offences and represents victims of domestic violence. Shoe salesperson Doreen Markowitz seeks her support after pressing charges against her husband Leon for assault and sexual violence. The opposing lawyer is Annabelle's ex-boss John Quante, a cunning and unscrupulous divorce lawyer. Annabelle is convinced that her client has been systematically intimidated, beaten and forced to have sex. But the evidence is thin. One of several cases she has to deal with which put her professional distance to the test.
2022
Arte
Immersion au cœur des violences conjugales, de l'emprise et la présomption d'innoncance qui profite toujours au bourreau. Ce film révèle avec une justesse surprenante l'enfer du quotidien, l'absence d'issue visible et possible, l'isolement, la remise en cause de la parole de la victime.. Un film d'intérêt public qui permet de prendre un peu plus conscience de l'ampleur de ce mécanisme de domination