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In Her Name

2016 · 87 min

A somber, slow-burning true-crime drama that follows a father's decades-long quest for justice, heavy with grief and quiet determination.

Directed by: Vincent Garenq
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Sebastian Koch, Marie-Josée Croze

Overview: In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and leads him to accuse Kalinka’s stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer. Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to France, where he will dedicate his life to Kalinka’s justice and the imprisonment of Krombach.

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Directed by: Vincent Garenq
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Sebastian Koch, Marie-Josée Croze

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
grief
obsession
family
corruption
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Realism	9
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Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
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Genres: drama, crime
Directed by: Vincent Garenq
Written by: Julien Rappeneau, Vincent Garenq
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Sebastian Koch, Marie-Josée Croze, Christelle Cornil, Lila-Rose Gilberti, Emma Besson, Christian Kmiotek, Serge Feuillard
Music: Nicolas Errèra
Cinematography: Renaud Chassaing
Runtime: 87 min
Country: France
Languages: German, English, French

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