"Justice Is Done" tackles the subject of euthanasia by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill husband at his request.
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. However, all members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Justice is done
Justice est faite
Genre
Drama
Director
André Cayatte
Run time
1h 45min
Cast
Michel Auclair, Antoine Balpêtré, Raymond Bussières
Genre
Drama
Director
André Cayatte
Run time
1h 45min
Cast
Michel Auclair, Antoine Balpêtré, Raymond Bussières
"Justice Is Done" tackles the subject of euthanasia by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill husband at his request.
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. However, all members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. However, all members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
1950
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Riigikohus
In cinema
10/5/2017