Mid-Atlantic Premiere
This electrifying courtroom drama offers a fascinating portrait of Pierre Goldman and his highly politicized 1976 appeals trial that gripped and divided France. Director Cédric Kahn was inspired to make the movie after reading the defendant’s autobiography, Obscure Memories of a Polish Jew Born in France, which Goldman penned in prison. Political activist turned criminal, Goldman was tried and convicted of multiple crimes, including two murders; the police prejudice and antisemitism he endured were a microcosm of the political, ideological, and racial tensions of the time.
“A formally restrained but ultimately electrifying dramatization of a trial that gripped and divided France in 1976.” —Variety
“Riveting and politically relevant.” —The Hollywood Reporter
Awards
Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival, 2023
Virtual Screening
Available online November 6–12
Film discussion on Zoom with Dr. Ethan Katz, University of California, Berkeley
Thursday, November 9 at 7:00pm
