THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH: Dominik Moll’s Hit Crime Drama Sets Course For NYC Next Week

By Lee B. Golden III
May 9, 2023

News From Planet Mars and Only The Animals helmer Dominik Moll’s latest crime thriller will get its day on May 19 at NYC’s Quad Cinema for The Night Of The 12th. Film Movement will also roll the film out in additional markets to follow.

In nearly every police precinct, detectives are inevitably confronted with a case that goes unsolved. The more heinous the crime, the more it haunts those whose duty it is solve it. Such is the dilemma for Yohan Vivès—a young, recently promoted police Captain—when he begins investigating the gruesome murder of a young women named Clara in the town of Grenoble. It’s clear that the attack was pre-meditated, and the violent nature of the crime suggests revenge. Vivés’ team methodically digs through the details of Clara’s life, uncovering her secrets in hopes of weeding out the killer. Certain their suspect is a scorned ex-lover, Vivés is confronted with another, more complicated question: which one?

Moll directs from a script he co-wrote with Gilles Marchand, based on Pauline Guéna’s true crime publication. The film previously had its international premiere at Cannes and would go on to be nominated for 11 prestigious César Awards and capture seven, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Bouli Lanners), Most Promising Actor (Bastien Bouillon) and Best Sound.

The film was also nominated for six 2023 Lumiere Awards, the gripping thriller would win two, including Best Film and Best Screenplay. It also won two 2023 Magritte Awards for Best Actor (Bouli Lanners) and Best Foreign Film in a Co-Production.