One Night

One Night

2012 · 104 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

In the harbor city of Le Havre, France, a woman is stabbed during the night, just below the windows of her neighborhood. Pierre (Yvan Attal) has witnessed the murder, and heard the wails of the women crying for help. So have the neighbors, certainly. But at the end, nobody called the police. Nevertheless, sorrows are too heavy for Pierre, which feel the needs to tell everything to his wife (Sophie Quinton), and to the police. During the investigation, it appears that 38 people witnessed the murdering, and none reacted...

Directed by Lucas Belvaux · Written by Lucas Belvaux

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Yvan Attal Pierre Morvand
Sophie Quinton Louise Morvand
Nicole Garcia Sylvie Loriot
François Feroleto Le capitaine Léonard
Natacha Régnier Anne
Patrick Descamps Petrini
Didier Sandre Le procureur Lacourt
Bernard Mazzinghi Le directeur de la PJ
Laurent Fernandez Le chef de groupe
Pierre Rochefort Le jeune officier de police
Philippe Résimont L'homme violent
Sébastien Libessart Témoin #1

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