Film - The Marie-Claire Case

Cinéma La Rotonde, 1 Rue Winston Churchill

Historical, judicial thriller. November 1972. At the Bobigny courthouse, an extraordinary trial shocks the entire country. Marie-Claire Chevalier, 16, is charged with illegal abortion. On the stand, her mother and all the women who helped her. Their lawyer, Gisèle Halimi, makes a crazy, impossible bet: she asks them not to plead guilty. Gisèle will do what has never been done before: she will challenge and sue the law, risking everything. Runtime: 1h42.