THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH Hits NYC This Month From Film Movement

Film Movement is announcing its latest campaign for director Dominik Moll’s French true crime thriller, The Night Of The 12th. The film screened at Cannes last year before entertaining audiences in the summer in Brussels and the world over and having recently made two festival stops in the U.S. just earlier this month, and will next premiere at NYC’s Quad Cinema on May 19, with additional markets to follow.

The Night Of The 12th stars Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Théo Cholbi, Johann Dionnet, Thibaut Evrard, Julien Frison, Paul Jeanon, Mouna Soualem, Pauline Serieys, and Lula Cotton Frapier, and was directed from a script Moll co-penned with Gilles Marchand. The film was produced by Caroline Benjo, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta, and Simon Arnal. Read on for more on the flick and check out the gallery just beneath for poster art and stills.

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?

Based on a true crime book by Pauline Guéna, THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH is a gritty mystery that’s “both highly effective and brilliantly acted, where procedures and mindsets reveal a frayed society” (Cineuropa), posing uneasy questions about the male-dominated world of law enforcement, and their ability to handle the violent crimes routinely perpetrated against women victims.

One of the most celebrated and acclaimed French films of 2022-3, following its international premiere at Cannes, THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH 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. 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.

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