''Arrêtez-moi'' (Stop Me) is a 2013 French

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film directed by

Jean-Paul Lilienfeld Jean-Paul Lilienfeld (born 17 July 1962) is a French actor, writer and director. His film, ''La journée de la jupe'', was nominated for three César Awards in 2009, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for Lilienfeld. Director film ...

and starring

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, and Marc Barbé. Written by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld and Jean Teulé, the film is about a woman who shows up at a police station and confesses to the murder of her abusive husband several years earlier. The female police officer who interviews her cannot understand why this woman who was never a suspect has come forward after all this time. The more she learns about the woman's life, the less she wants to arrest her. ''Arrêtez-moi'' was released on 6 February 2013 in France.

Cast

as La coupable *

as Pontoise * Marc Barbé as Jimmy * Yann Ebonge as Joliveau * Valérie Bodson as Madeleine * Julie Maes as Brigitte * Arthur Buyssens as Cédric (17 ans) ** Vadim Goudsmits as Cédric (7 ans) *

Thomas Coumans Thomas Coumans (born 16 September 1984) is a Belgian actor. His father Yves was a stage director, and he graduated from the Higher National Institute of Performing Arts (I.N.S.A.S.) in Brussels.Eric Godon Eric Godon (born 7 February 1959) is a Belgian character actor, director and writer. Recognisable by his burly appearance and deep voice, he is perhaps best known in English language circles, for his roles in ''In Bruges'', and '' The Missing'' ...

as The guardian

Production

''Arrêtez-moi'' was filmed on location in

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, France.

Reception

Accolades

The film received a

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nomination for Best Original or Adapted Screenplay (Jean-Paul Lilienfeld).

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arretez-moi 2013 films French crime thriller films 2010s French-language films 2013 crime thriller films Films set in France Films shot in France 2010s French films