
Scene of the Crime
By André Téchiné
1986
Drama / Crime
1h30
Synopsis
In the woods, a 13-year-old boy is grabbed by an escaped convict and told to bring money later that day. The boy does as he s told, only to be attacked by the convict s partner. A murder ensues, and through happenstance, the murderer and the boy s mother form an alliance. All this takes place in four days during which the boy has his first communion, his separated parents face each other amidst grandmother s hopes they ll reunite, the grandfather just wants to go fishing, the school s chaplain complains about the boy s behavior, and the convicts shared girlfriend comes, gun in hand, to help them escape to Tangier. The mother s surprising decisions complete the story.
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