Women On Trial
L’affaire Marie-Claire (2026)
Official Selection, Out of Competition, Cannes International Film Festival, 2026.
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Details
Directed byLauriane Escaffre, Yvo Muller
CastCharlotte Gainsbourg, Cécile de France, Grégory Gadebois
Runtime102 min
GenreAnimation
RatingPG13
LanguageFrench / English subtitles
Synopsis
1972. Marie-Claire, a young woman prosecuted for an illegal abortion, faces prison alongside her mother and two women who helped her. When renowned lawyer Gisèle Halimi takes on the case, she turns the trial into a powerful challenge to the laws and social order that punish women. Their fight becomes a defining moment in the struggle for women’s rights in France.
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