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38 Witnesses

A young student is savagely murdered outside an apartment building, whose 38 tenants claim to have heard nothing. Until one of them decides to break his silence : on the night of the murder, he was woken by a blood curdling scream that was impossible to miss. Why didn’t the poor girl’s neighbors do anything to help?

A young student is savagely murdered outside an apartment building, whose 38 tenants claim to have heard nothing. Until one of them decides to break his silence : on the night of the murder, he was woken by a blood curdling scream that was impossible to miss. Why didn’t the poor girl’s neighbors do anything to help? Why did they conceal the truth? Was it cowardice, shame or fear that clouded their judgement? Inspired by the infamous Kitty Genovese case, who was murdered outside her New York home, Belvaux updates the story to present-day Le Havre. With an underlying tension threatening to wash over his main characters in a wave of complicity, the director orchestrates a claustrophobic study on unpredictable human behavior that reveals hidden sides of human nature most people would rather keep in the dark. "38 Witnesses" opened this year’s Rotterdam International Film Festival. Th.P.


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Original title: 38 Τémoins

Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Lucas Belvaux

Σενάριο / Screenwriters: Lucas Belvaux, Didier Decoin

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille

Μουσική / Music: Arne Van Dongen

Μοντάζ / Editor: Ludo Troch

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Yvan Attal, Sophie Quinton, Nicole Garcia, François Feroleto, Natacha Régnier, Patrick Descamps

Γαλλία / France

2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

104'

Γαλλικά, Αγγλικά / French, English

* Screened on September 22nd (press screening) and September 23rd



    Publication date: 2012-09-13 12:10:00

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