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...
Directed by Denys Granier-Deferre
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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
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