''Guilty'' (french: Présumé coupable, ) is a 2011 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Vincent Garenq Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

about the

Outreau trial The Outreau trial was a 2004 criminal trial in northern France on various counts of Child Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse against children. The trial and the appeal trial revealed that the main witness for the prosecution, convicted for the abuse, had l ...

. Garenq was nominated for the 2012 Best Writing (Adaptation)

César Award Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * C ...

and

Philippe Torreton Philippe Torreton (born 13 October 1965) is a French actor. Life and career Born in Rouen, to a teacher mother, and filling station attendant father, Torreton grew up in a suburb of the city. A student at the lycée Val de Seine de Grand-Quevil ...

was nominated as Best Actor.

Synopsis

The movie relates the story of Alain Marécaux, one of the defendants of the Outreau's case. Halted in november 2001 with 13 other people, wrongly accused about pedophilia's acts, he has past 23 months into jail. He was obliged to sell his study of court bailiff, his wife broke up with him and he has been separated from his children before to be finally acquitted in december 2005. His mom let herself die of sadness (of hunger) during the first months of his imprisonment. He made many suicide attempt and a hunger strike and was nearly close to death at the moment of his release. Ten years later, he rebuilt himself in part : a new wife, a new study... but never achieved to recreate true links with his children.

Cast

as Alain Marécaux * Wladimir Yordanoff as Maître Hubert Delarue *

Noémie Lvovsky Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Life and career Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms. She studied cinema at L ...

as Edith Marécaux * Raphaël Ferret as judge Burgaud *

Michelle Goddet Michelle may refer to: People *Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottish wi ...

(credited as Michèle Goddet) as Thessy, Alain's sister * Farida Ouchani as Myriam Badaoui *

Olivier Claverie Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural popul ...

as the prosecutor * Jean-Pierre Bagot as Alain's father * Sarah Lecarpentier as Aurélie Grenon * Kevin Tholliez as Thomas Marécaux * Loris Rouah as Sébastien Marécaux * Charlotte Ghristi as Cécilé Marécaux

References

External links

* 2011 films 2011 crime drama films French crime drama films Crime films based on actual events Films about miscarriage of justice 2010s French-language films 2010s French films {{2010s-crime-drama-film-stub