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The Night of the 12th (2022)

The Night of the 12th poster
Original title
La Nuit du 12
Directed by
Dominik Moll
Genre
police film, thriller film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
M
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 782 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A police captain leads the investigation into the murder of a young woman in a small town in the French Alps. The case proves difficult as the team searches for answers.

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What happens

The Night of the 12th (French: La Nuit du 12) is a 2022 mystery thriller film directed by Dominik Moll from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gilles Marchand, based on the 2020 non-fiction book 18.3 – Une année à la PJ by Pauline Guéna. It stars Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Anouk Grinberg, Théo Cholbi, Johann Dionnet, Thibault Evrard, Julien Frison, Paul Jeanson, Mouna Soualem and Pauline Serieys. The film follows the investigation into the murder of a young woman in a small town in the French Alps, led by a recently promoted police captain. The Night of the 12th premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2022. The film was released theatrically in France on 13 July 2022 by Haut et Court and in Belgium on 31 August 2022 by O'Brother Distribution. It received ten nominations at the 48th César Awards, winning six, including Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director for Moll, Best Supporting Actor for Lanners, and Most Promising Actor for Bouillon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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