The Judge and the Assassin

The great Bertrand Tavernier directs a true-to-life historical period drama that raises timeless questions of crime, power and reformation. Six César nominations, two awards and Isabelle Huppert in her first steps.

Synopsis

An ex-army officer shoots his lover and attempts suicide. He breaks out of the asylum and roams southeastern France, raping and killing in spades. An ambitious judge with political ambitions pursues him.