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Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.

Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall
R
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
August 23, 2023
Director
Justine Triet
Cast
Sandra Hüller , Swann Arlaud , Antoine Reinartz , Jehnny Beth , Saadia Bentaieb
Runtime
2hr 31min
Main Genre
Crime
Writers
Justine Triet , Arthur Harari
Studio
Les Films Pelléas, Les Films de Pierre, France 2 Cinéma

Summary

The story begins when Samuel is found dead in the snow outside the isolated chalet where he lived with his wife Sandra, a German writer, and their partially-sighted 11-year-old son Daniel. An investigation leads to a conclusion of "suspicious death": it's impossible to know for sure whether he took his own life or was killed. Sandra is indicted, and we follow her trial which pulls the couple's relationship apart. Daniel is caught in the middle: between the trial and their home life, doubts take their toll on the mother-son relationship.

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