An Ordinary Case (2024)
- Original title
- Le Fil
- Directed by
- Daniel Auteuil
- Genre
- legal drama
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 181 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A criminal lawyer takes on the defense of a man accused of killing his wife. The film follows his professional process and the weight of the case.
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What happens
An Ordinary Case (French: Le Fil, lit. 'The Thread') is a 2024 French legal drama film co-written, directed and starring Daniel Auteuil. The screenplay was written by Auteuil with Steven Mitz and is an adaptation of Le Livre de Maître Mô, a book of the legal experiences of the French criminal lawyer and blogger Jean-Yves Moyart. Auteuil stars as a lawyer hired to defend a client accused of his wife's murder. The film had its world premiere in the Special Screenings section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2024. It was theatrically released on 11 September 2024 by Zinc. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Juror #2 (2024)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.