''One Night'' (french: 38 témoins), also known as ''38 Witnesses'', is a 2012 Belgian-French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Lucas Belvaux
Lucas Belvaux (born 14 November 1961) is a Belgian actor and film director. His directing credits include the ''Trilogie'', consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre. The t ...
. It was written by Belvaux based on
Didier Decoin's novel ''Est-ce ainsi que les femmes meurent?''. It premiered on 30 January 2012, at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film was nominated for seven
Magritte Awards
A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presente ...
, winning
Best Screenplay.
Plot
When Louise Morvand returns from a business trip to China she discovers that a crime has been committed in her hometown. A woman has been murdered in the very street where Louise lives with her husband Pierre. Upon initial police investigation it appears that there were no witnesses to the crime,
and Louise's neighbours seem to be strangely uninterested in finding the murderer. Haunted by a feeling of guilt, Pierre goes to the police station and admits that he heard screams and saw the attacked woman from the window on the night of the murder. Following his testimony at the police, Pierre is misunderstood by his wife and ostracized and harassed by his neighbours. A full investigation reveals that 38 people actually witnessed the crime, but none of them called police or did anything to help the victim. Journalist Sylvie Loriot is determined to reveal the truth to the public. The police reconstructs the crime with the help of the witnesses, and Louise leaves her husband.
Cast
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*Jacques-Yvan Morin, GOQ (born 1931), politician in Quebec, Canada
*Marc-Yvan Côté (born 1947), former Quebec politician and Cabinet Minister for the Quebec Liberal Party
*Maurice-Yvan S ...
as captain Pierre Morvand
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Sophie Quinton
Sophie Quinton (born 31 August 1976) is a French actress. She has played in a number of short films directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, and starred in the 2003 film '' Who Killed Bambi?''.
Life and career
Born into a farming family in Villedie ...
as Louise Morvand (Pierre's wife)
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Nicole Garcia as journalist Sylvie Loriot
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François Feroleto
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King o ...
as Léonard
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Natacha Régnier
Nathalie "Natacha" Régnier (born 11 April 1974) is a Belgian actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award, a European Film Award, and a César Award for her role in the 1998 film '' The Dreamlife of Angels''. Régnier is the first Belgi ...
as Anne
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Patrick Descamps as Petrini
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Didier Sandre as Lacourt
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Pierre Rochefort as the young policeman
References
External links
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2012 films
2012 drama films
Belgian drama films
French drama films
Magritte Award winners
2010s French-language films
French-language Belgian films
Films directed by Lucas Belvaux
2010s French films
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