Anklagelsen (DVD)

STRONG EMOTIONS. COMPLEX TRUTHS.

Based on the award-winning book by Karine Tuil.

* * * * * "Dazzling acting and intense emotions” – Cnews

A party night ends with a young woman named Mila being raped in a garbage room. Or does it? Alexandre, the guy who invited her to the party, claims they just had sex. Nothing strange about that. The ensuing trial becomes a media circus that no one in the families involved can escape. Who is telling the truth?

In his latest film, director Yvan Attal addresses several of the burning issues of our time. He explores sexual consent and how complicated it can be when two people have completely different views on the same sequence of events. The screenplay, written with Yaël Langmann, is based on the multi-award-winning book by Karine Tuil. The story also tackles issues of class and privilege, as well as the role of the media in this type of emotionally charged court case where it's one person's word against another's. The multifaceted story is carried by a strong ensemble cast, with debutante Suzanne Jouannet in the role of Mila and Ben Attal as Alexandre. The people around the two main characters are played by Charlotte Gainsbourg (Lux Aeterna,Charlotte Forever), Pierre Arditi (Life in Bloom), Mathieu Kassovitz (False Identity), Benjamin Lavernhe (Exiled,The Wedding Speech), and Audrey Dana (Doctor Knock).

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* * * * "The question of sexual consent is dissected in depth" – Amelia

* * * * "A story that feels solid, realistic, never biased, and without exaggeration" – Filmeye

"Credible and worth seeing" – Aftonbladet

"A well-made film where it's one person's word against another's" – Sveriges Radio

• Language French
• Subtitles Swedish