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Le Viol

6.2/10
TMDB18 votes
Original: 87 min

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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About Le Viol

Le Viol (2017) is a film in the drama, tv movie genres. Directed by . The cast includes Clotilde Courau, Hippolyte Girardot, Patrick Mille, Yannick Choirat.

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Original language
Runtime
87 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Belgium, France
Production companies
France•3, EuropaCorp Television, Fontana Productions
Directors
Writers
Natalie Carter, Alain Tasma

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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.

Who stars in Le Viol?

Clotilde Courau, Hippolyte Girardot, Patrick Mille, Yannick Choirat, Sam Karmann, Romane Bohringer. See the cast cards above for character names.

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