La machine (1977)
- Original title
- La Machine
- Directed by
- Paul Vecchiali
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man is put on trial for murdering a child. The story follows the legal process that leads to his death sentence and execution, criticizing the use of capital punishment.
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What happens
The Machine (French: La Machine) is a 1977 French legal drama film directed by Paul Vecchiali. Centered on a child murder case, the film functions as a critique of capital punishment, which was then a subject of controversy in France prior to its 1981 abolition. The title refers to the social mechanism that leads to a man being sentenced to death and executed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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