The plot is somewhat simple - a policeman whose daughter was raped and murdered helps the man who is in jail for her murder to have his conviction overturned. (graeme-hayes, he is not "allowed to investigate",he's doing it on his own without his colleagues's approval)
The movie itself was really good. It was nice to see Dujardin finally getting a role worthy of his talents. However, what really irked me were the similarities between this movie and the Patrick Dils case.
For those who don't know, Patrick Dils was convicted of killing 2 boys when he was 16 years old, then his conviction was overturned 15 years later - and the fact that serial killer Francis Heaulmes was proved to have been in the area at the time and described the murder of the boys to the police several years before had a huge impact during his trial. Heaulmes,however,was never charged.
There is no question that the movie, especially the part about the serial killer, was inspired by the Dils case. Same disease, same relationship with his mother... so it makes me wonder what was REALLY the point for the film makers ? Are they implying that Dils is in fact guilty and should still be in jail ?
I happen to believe in Dils's innocence and that really left a bad taste in my mouth after watching this movie. Apart from that, it's possibly the best French movie of this genre that I've watched in the past few years. Certainly the best since Six Pack.
The movie itself was really good. It was nice to see Dujardin finally getting a role worthy of his talents. However, what really irked me were the similarities between this movie and the Patrick Dils case.
For those who don't know, Patrick Dils was convicted of killing 2 boys when he was 16 years old, then his conviction was overturned 15 years later - and the fact that serial killer Francis Heaulmes was proved to have been in the area at the time and described the murder of the boys to the police several years before had a huge impact during his trial. Heaulmes,however,was never charged.
There is no question that the movie, especially the part about the serial killer, was inspired by the Dils case. Same disease, same relationship with his mother... so it makes me wonder what was REALLY the point for the film makers ? Are they implying that Dils is in fact guilty and should still be in jail ?
I happen to believe in Dils's innocence and that really left a bad taste in my mouth after watching this movie. Apart from that, it's possibly the best French movie of this genre that I've watched in the past few years. Certainly the best since Six Pack.