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The film is based on real events be tween the years 1978-1980. Theo Grangier, a man without education, with no parents nor family, is involved in the robbery along with two recidivists. But the policeman is killed during a robbery. But Theo is the only one who is arrested and charged with murdering an officer of laws, even though the other two perpetrators are not found and Theo is not conclusively proved to be a murderer. He is later sentenced to death. The trial galvanizes the French society - Jean-Paul Sartre comes out publicly in favor of Theo Grunge...Read moreLess
The film is based on real events be tween the years 1978-1980. Theo Grangier, a man without education, with no parents nor family, is involved in the robbery along with two recidivists. But the policeman is killed during a robbery. But Theo is the only one who is arrested and charged with murdering an officer of laws, even though the other two perpetrators are not found and Theo is not conclusively proved to be a murderer. He is later sentenced to death. The trial galvanizes the French society - Jean-Paul Sartre comes out publicly in favor of Theo Grunge...
The story
The film is based on real events be tween the years 1978-1980. Theo Grangier, a man without education, with no parents nor family, is involved in the robbery along with two recidivists. But the policeman is killed during a robbery. But Theo is the only one who is arrested and charged with murdering an officer of laws, even though the other two perpetrators are not found and Theo is not conclusively proved to be a murderer. He is later sentenced to death. The trial galvanizes the French society - Jean-Paul Sartre comes out publicly in favor of Theo Grunge...
Cast & crew
Patrick TimsitThéo Grangier
Régis RomelePoliceman
Frédéric PierrotGendarme Thierry Deville
Isabelle GélinasMe Sophie Charpentier
Marie KremerChantal Laborde
Vanessa LarréMartine Legendre
Joseph MalerbaRoger Lemonnier
Julien CafaroHead Prison Guard
Olivier ClaverieCommander Gendarmerie
Franck BeckmannCommander GendarmerieExplore the crew
- Director
- Pierre Boutron
- Writer
- Tonino Benacquista
- Writer
- Patrick Timsit
- Writer
- Pierre Boutron
- Producer
- Joëy Faré
- Director of Photography
- Guy Famechon
- Editor
- Patrice Monnet