Dir. Justine Triet
2023, France, 150 min
English, French and German with English subtitles
For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. Little by little, the trial becomes not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.
“The question is no longer guilt or innocence. The film is more concerned with the reasons people — and the state — commit acts of violence and our responses to this violence after it occurs.” – Drew Gregory, Autostraddle
