The Law

2014·Movie
1h 27min
65
GoodGoodWatch score

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Directed by French Director Christian Faure and released in 2014, The Law brilliantly traces three days, in late Fall 1974, of stormy debate in the French National Assembly, around a bill which would make "voluntary termination of pregnancy" legal. Behind this bill stands a lone woman brilliantly played by a remarkable Emmanuelle Devos (also in The Other Son): Simone Veil the Minister of Health in the Jacques Chirac government during the presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. During these three days of violent debate Veil, a Jew and Holocaust survivor, is spared nothing: political negotiations, solitude, sparring arguments, insults and violence to her family. In spite of all of this, Veil never wavers.
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Is The Law worth watching?

65
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.6 and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is The Law?

1 h 27 min

The Law runs 1 h 27 min.

Do critics and audiences agree on The Law?

Critics80
Audiences66

Not quite. Critics rate The Law higher (80) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.

What language is The Law in?

French

It was made in French. Produced in France.

In how many countries can I watch The Law?

5ATDEESUSCH

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