Summary
The Farels are a power couple: Jean is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire an essayist known for her radical feminism. Together they have a model son, Alexandre, who is a student at a prestigious American university.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 88Audiences 73GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer88%
Audience score80%
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
2 h 18 min
Longer than most dramas, +29 min on the typical 109
typical 109138Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+6Released
2021
December 1, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
César Awards2022
- Best Adaptation2022Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 27 more41 people
- Ben AttalAlexandre Farel
- Suzanne JouannetMila Wizman
- Charlotte GainsbourgClaire Farel
- Mathieu KassovitzProf. Adam Wizman
- Pierre ArditiJean Farel
- Audrey DanaValérie
- Benjamin LavernheMaître Célerier
- Judith ChemlaL'avocate
- RKRéjane KerdaffrecAnne Collet, la Présidente
Gérard WatkinsL'avocat général
Franz LangMaître Rozenberg
Camille RazatQuitterie
Anne BouvierBallard- SCSarah ChaumetteJacqueline
- MGMarcel GitardLe jeune collaborateur de Jean
Emmanuelle LepoutreL'assistante de Jean
Laëtitia EïdoYasmina Vasseur
Julie FournierFlorence Laplace
Laetitia ColombaniLa psychologue
Fabrice DrouelleLe journaliste France Inter
Hervé TémimeMaître Lancel- FSFrançois SottetLe juge d'instruction
Marie DompnierLa directrice d'enquête
Jean-Toussaint BernardOfficier de police judiciaire
Directing · 1
- Yvan Attal Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 2
- Yaël Langmann Screenplay
- Karine Tuil Novel
Production · 3
- Christine de Jekel Executive Producer
- Olivier Delbosc Producer
- Gigi Akoka Casting
Camera · 1
- Rémy Chevrin Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Albertine Lastera Editor
Sound · 2
- Mathieu Lamboley Original Music Composer
- Philippe Penot Foley Artist
Art · 1
- Samuel Deshors Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Virginie Berland Wigmaker
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