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DramaCrime

The Girl with a Bracelet

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Lise (16 years old) is accused of murdering her best friend. As the trial starts, her parents stand right by her side. But once her secret life is revealed in court, the truth becomes indistinguishable.

Release Date : 2020-02-12

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Petit FilmFrance 3 CinémaFrakas Productions

Production Country : BelgiumFrance

Alternative Titles : The Girl With the Bracelet

Cast

Melissa Guers

Character Name : Lise

Original Name : Melissa Guers

Gender : Female

Chiara Mastroianni

Character Name : Céline

Original Name : Chiara Mastroianni

Gender : Female

Anaïs Demoustier

Character Name : L'Avocat Général

Original Name : Anaïs Demoustier

Gender : Female

Roschdy Zem

Character Name : Bruno

Original Name : Roschdy Zem

Gender : Male

Annie Mercier

Character Name : L'Avocate de Lise

Original Name : Annie Mercier

Gender : Female

Pascal Garbarini

Character Name : Le président du tribunal

Original Name : Pascal Garbarini

Gender : Male

Carlo Ferrante

Character Name : Avocat des parties civiles

Original Name : Carlo Ferrante

Gender : Male

Victoria Jadot

Character Name : Noémie

Original Name : Victoria Jadot

Gender : Male

Paul Aïssaoui-Cuvelier

Character Name : Jules

Original Name : Paul Aïssaoui-Cuvelier

Gender : Male

Anne Paulicevich

Character Name : La mère de Flora

Original Name : Anne Paulicevich

Gender : Female

Mikaël Halimi

Character Name : Nathan

Original Name : Mikaël Halimi

Gender : Male

Léo Moreau

Character Name : Diego

Original Name : Léo Moreau

Gender : Male

Jean-Louis Dupont

Character Name : Grand-père de Flora

Original Name : Jean-Louis Dupont

Gender : Male

Sébastien Landry

Character Name : Gendarme prologue

Original Name : Sébastien Landry

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-11

I usually find with French courtroom dramas a refreshing lack of formality and deference. That's not to say that it's a free for all, but the ebbing and flowing of testimony and barrister intervention seems to me far more likely to facilitate a more accurate verdict. "Lise" (Melissa Guers) has been arraigned on a charge of the murder of her best friend "Flora". She was found stabbed multiple times in a bed they had shared the night before. The prosecutor (Anaïs Demoustier) is alleging that a leaked, intimate, video of "Lise" and their friend "Nathan" (Mikaël Halimi) was the source of the violence but she denies that. As the investigation proceeds, we begin to realise that nothing is simple here. "Lise" turns out to be a sexually active girl and the trial sort of shifts from an evaluation of her guilt and innocence into one of youth, profligacy, morals and behaviour. At that, it's quite provocative and the young Guers delivers well. She portrays the character convincingly, lacking in confidence and emanating quite a genuine sense of bemused bewilderment coupled with a remarkable degree of self-control. It's quite clear that as her parents learn a little more of their daughter's peccadilloes that they, too, have demons to face - and at times you do wonder if her dad "Bruno" (Roschdy Zem) is entirely sure of her innocence. Annie Mercier is also quite effective as the girl's legal counsel presenting a far less confrontational style then the prosecutor and for the bulk of this ninety minutes, we have quite a decent drama that does ask you not just whom you believe, but also - what were you like at that age. The trial itself seems a little weak, but as a vehicle for quite a characterful performance from Guers it's worth watching.