Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me

Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me

2018 · 91 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama, TV Movie

On Monday, September 10, 2012, Jacqueline Sauvage shot her husband the back three times. She then learned that their son had just committed suicide. And so the most publicized trial in recent years commenced.

Directed by Yves Rénier · Written by Catherine Touzet

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