Overview

On June 3, 1974, eight-year-old Marie-Dolorès Rambla was kidnapped in Marseille. The little girl's body was found a few days later. Christian Ranucci quickly became the prime suspect. A couple claimed to have seen him get out of a car at the spot where the body was discovered, carrying a large package. While in custody, Christian Ranucci confessed to the murder. But he eventually recanted his confession. His mother, Héloïse, convinced of his innocence, began a relentless fight to try to get him acquitted. It was a lost cause: Ranucci was sentenced to death and executed. When Patrick Henry's trial took place, Héloïse wrote a letter dictated by her conscience. Robert Badinter read it out in court. Héloïse begged that another mother, Patrick Henry's, be spared the torment she had endured...

Top Cast

Catherine Frot

Héloïse Maton

Alexandre Hamidi

Christian Ranucci

Didier Flamand

Le ténor du barreau

Cyril Descours

Me Leplantier

Hervé Briaux

Me Hubert

Alain Cauchi

Le commissaire

Yves Verhoeven

L'inspecteur principal

Françoise Pinkwasser

Mme Pirès

Gérard Bayle

L'avocat général

Elvire Melliere

La juge d'instruction

Julien Tortora

Le jeune inspecteur