Le viol (2017)
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21 August 1974. In Marseille, two Belgian tourists, Nicole and Malia, are savagely attacked and raped by three men. Their attackers claim that the women consented and are allowed to remain free. Though their friends and family advise them to forget the ordeal, Nicole and Malia instead decide to fight. Helped by their lawyer, Gisèle Halimi, they request that the attackers be judged at the assize court. On 8 May 1978, after a long battle, they finally obtain justice. A trial which made history as until then rape had been considered simply as a misdemeanor, whereas now it became a crime.
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Clotilde CourauGisèle Halimi
Hippolyte GirardotPrésident cour d’assises
Patrick MilleMaître Collard
Yannick ChoiratMaître Tubiana
Sam KarmannProfesseur Minkovsky
Romane BohringerArlette Laguiller
Pierre AndrauBruno Mancini
Stéphane RideauPierre MathieuBaudouin CristoveanuPatrice MoreauBérengère McNeeseMalia
Camille SansterreNicole
Patrick CatalifoMovie DNA
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What is Le viol about?
21 August 1974. In Marseille, two Belgian tourists, Nicole and Malia, are savagely attacked and raped by three men. Their attackers claim that the women consented and are allowed to remain free. Though their friends and family advise them to forget the ordeal, Nicole and Malia instead decide to fight. Helped by their lawyer, Gisèle Halimi, they request that the attackers be judged at the assize court. On 8 May 1978, after a long battle, they finally obtain justice. A trial which made history as until then rape had been considered simply as a misdemeanor, whereas now it became a crime.
How long is Le viol?
Le viol has a runtime of 87 minutes.