This Sunday, May 26, 2024, France 2 broadcasts The Night of the 12th at 9:10 p.m. A dark and exciting thriller, multi-César-awarded. This is why you should not miss this emotionally charged investigation.
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Some films turn out to be real gems, surprises that are all the stronger because they are unexpected. This is the case of The Night of the 12th, a thriller with chilling suspense of rare power, which won no less than six Césars in 2023, including the coveted ones for best film and best director, broadcast this Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. on France 2. Located in the sets both fascinating and disturbing in the middle mountains, the plot follows the new captain of the Grenoble judicial police who investigates the particularly violent murder of a young woman. From the start, the scenario sets the tone: the case will not be resolved. However, it does not fail to fascinate and move, with the terrible fate of the victim and the fate reserved for him even after his death, some people not seeming to regret it too much.
What business inspired The Night of the 12th ?
The story appears to be inspired by true events and it is. Director Dominik Moll (Harry, a friend who wishes you well, Only the beasts), who signs his best film, adapted a particular story told in the book by Pauline Guéna 18.3 – A year at the PJ, which relates the author’s immersion within the PJ of Versailles. The story of a young woman set on fire while returning home. Clara, the victim of The Night of the 12th, is then similar to the sad symbol of the feminicides which populate our news, and the scope of the film becomes almost universal. A very touching and very topical statement, which makes you think long after the end credits roll.
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Who plays the role of the judge in The Night of the 12th ?
If the impact of this unfinished affair is so strong, it is also because its performers are remarkably accurate and perfectly embody the archetypes that each of their characters represents. Starting with Bastien Bouillon, the revelation of the film, also awarded a César, that of best young male hopeful. Both gentle and stubborn, his investigator character brings a touch of humanity to the heart of the darkness of Man, and of men. At his side, Bouli Lanners is a moving cop at the end of his rope, and Anouk Grinberg, who strongly criticized the behavior of Gérard Depardieu on one of his shoots, an endearing judge in a short but striking appearance. Realistic and breathtaking, fascinating and terrifying, The Night of the 12th yet attracted less than 600,000 spectators in theaters alone. This is a good opportunity to catch up.
