The Black Angel

The Black Angel

1994 · 95 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Thriller, Crime

Stephane, the wife of a prominent magistrate, shoots and kills a man in her home and claims he tried to rape her. While investigating her case, her lawyer becomes hopelessly enmeshed in a web of lies and subterfuges concerning her past.

Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau · Written by Jean-Claude Brisseau

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