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The Accusation

Les Choses humaines

2021

Yvan Attal

Ben Attal, Suzanne Jouannet, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathieu Kassovitz ...

7.0

3,070

Drama The Farels are a power couple: Jean is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire an essayist known for her radical feminism. Together they have a model son, Alexandre, who is a student at a prestigious American university. During a brief visit to Paris, Alexandre meets Mila, the daughter of his mother’s new partner, and invites her to a party. The next day, Mila files a complaint against Alexandre for rape, destroying family harmony ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"It’s all too calculated to really breathe as drama, though it’s undeniably intelligent, classily mounted and well acted all round"
		Jan Lumholdt Cineuropa	"While both thriller and melodrama territories are palpably explored, Attal and Yaël Langmann’s screenplay focuses on empathy, not refraining from taking sides –all of them– leaving few aspects untouched"
		Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"Well performed and long-winded (...) The film tends to overstay its welcome, mostly because Attal doesn’t know when to cut a scene short, or otherwise cut away, and let us think for ourselves"

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