Presumed Guilty (2011) ( Présumé coupable ) ( Enohos )

Presumed Guilty (2011) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Présumé coupable
Alternate Title: Enohos
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Ceasar Awards
Toronto International Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
97 min + 58 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Vincent Garenq

Written By:
Serge Frydman
Vincent Garenq

Actors:
Philippe Torreton ..... Alain Marécaux
Wladimir Yordanoff ..... Maître Hubert Delarue
Noémie Lvovsky ..... Edith Marécaux
Raphaël Ferret ..... Le juge Burgaud
Michelle Goddet ..... Thessy, la soeur d'Alain
Farida Ouchani ..... Myriam Badaoui
Olivier Claverie ..... Le procureur
Jean-Pierre Bagot ..... Le père d'Alain Marécaux
Sarah Lecarpentier ..... Aurélie Grenon
Kevin Tholliez ..... Thomas Marécaux
Loris Rouah ..... Sébastien Marécaux
Charlotte Ghristi ..... Cécilé Marécaux
Noam Chemama ..... Jimmy Delay
Jean-Pol Brissart ..... Président de la Chambre des huissiers
Alexandre Carrière ..... Inspecteur de police premier interrogatoire

Synopsis:

Alain Marécaux was an average family man from a small village in the north of France - and along with 17 other people, wrongly accused and jailed for paedophilia in 2001. Philippe Torreton delivers a tour-de-force performance as the real-life Marécaux who, in spite of the lack of evidence and false testimonies, is separated from his loved ones and forced to endure a Kafka-esque journey of legal persecution and self-absorbed authority.

Presumed Guilty (Présumé Coupable) is a film one can only speak of in strong terms. It is not an uplifting film, but it is the most powerful French film to appear in a very long time. It is a testament of horrific injustice-and ultimate justice, as well, though after seeing this movie the expression 'all's well that ends well' will leave a sour taste in your mouth. Although Presumed Guilty is a semi-documentary feature film, it evokes Shoah more than Schindler's List. Perhaps the comparison is inapt: Presumed Guilty isn't about a crime against humanity, but it depicts an innocent man framed for paedophilia and child rape of his own children and others in the small Normandy town of Outreau in 2001. L'affaire d'Outreau rocked French society and has been called the greatest miscarriage of justice in France since WWII. It involved a large group of blameless citizens who were falsely accused; however, director Vincent Garenq chose to focus on the tragedy of a single man, Alain Marécaux.

The investigation of the corrupt judicial system under which Alain Marécaux and his wife Edith were arrested on accusations of pedophilia and the years he spent fighting to get out of prison, clear his name and keep his family.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 23 March, 2012.

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