L'Affaire Ranucci : Le Combat d'une mère
L'Affaire Ranucci : Le Combat d'une mère
On June 3, 1974, eight-year-old Marie-Dolorès Rambla was kidnapped in Marseille. The little girl's body was found a few days later. Christian Ranucci quickly became the prime suspect. A couple claimed to have seen him get out of a car at the spot where the body was discovered, carrying a large package. While in custody, Christian Ranucci confessed to the murder. But he eventually recanted his confession. His mother, Héloïse, convinced of his innocence, began a relentless fight to try to get him acquitted. It was a lost cause: Ranucci was sentenced to death and executed. When Patrick Henry's trial took place, Héloïse wrote a letter dictated by her conscience. Robert Badinter read it out in court. Héloïse begged that another mother, Patrick Henry's, be spared the torment she had endured...
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Catherine Frot
as Héloïse Maton
Alexandre Hamidi
as Christian Ranucci
Didier Flamand
as Le ténor du barreau
Cyril Descours
as Me Leplantier
Hervé Briaux
as Me Hubert
Alain Cauchi
as Le commissaire
Yves Verhoeven
as L'inspecteur principal
Françoise Pinkwasser
as Mme Pirès
Gérard Bayle
as L'avocat général
Elvire Melliere
as La juge d'instruction
Julien Tortora
as Le jeune inspecteur
