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Premiere Affaire
Première Affaire (First Case)
2023 • Films • Drama/1 h 38 mins
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A young lawyer who just finished law school, Nora, 26, has the impression that she doesn’t have any real life experience when she finds herself thrown into her first criminal law case. From her initial meeting with her client in police custody and throughout the investigation, Nora discovers the cruelty of the world that surrounds her private and professional lives. Quickly carried away with the frenzy of her new life, she starts making mistake after mistake, leading her to wonder about her life choices.
Country
France
Language
French
Details
A young lawyer who just finished law school, Nora, 26, has the impression that she doesn’t have any real life experience when she finds herself thrown into her first criminal law case. From her initial meeting with her client in police custody and throughout the investigation, Nora discovers the cruelty of the world that surrounds her private and professional lives. Quickly carried away with the frenzy of her new life, she starts making mistake after mistake, leading her to wonder about her life choices.
Country
France
Language
French
Accolades
Audience Award Nominee
Locarno International Film Festival, 2023
Audience Award Nominee
Locarno International Film Festival, 2023
Audience Award Nominee
Locarno International Film Festival, 2023
Critics
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...'an unsettling film showing the behind-the-scenes of an often dehumanising justice system…'
Cineuropa
Meet the Cast
Meet the Cast
Noée Abita
Director's Statement
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I’m interested in how a profession can change a person, and how a person will have to change to deal with their surroundings. (Cineuropa)
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