LEGAL AID
synopsis
Having just turned forty, Antoine Lahoud is beginning to lose his enthusiasm for his work as a criminal lawyer. Surely he is made for better things than the trivial cases he currently spends all of his time pursuing? Henry Marsac, a lawyer of some repute, thinks so. He persuades Antoine to join him in defending big time crooks, a far more lucrative and satisfying pursuit than saving a few petty criminals. However, Antoine soon discovers that Marsac’s interest in him is far from benevolent...
international title: | Legal Aid |
original title: | Commis d'office |
country: | France |
sales agent: | BAC Films |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Hannelore Cayre |
release date: | FR 06/05/2009 |
cast: | Roschdy Zem, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Mathias Mlekuz, Sophie Guillemin, Jean-Pierre Martins, Robert Chartier, Pierre Londiche |
cinematography by: | Benoît Chamaillard |
film editing: | Lisa Pfeiffer |
art director: | Marie-Hélène Sulmoni |
costumes designer: | Virginie Alba |
music: | Charlie Nguyen Kim |
producer: | Marc Irmer, Nathalie Irmer |
production: | Dolce Vita Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Bac Films |
distributor: | BAC Films |