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The Red Sweater

1979 · 120 min Drama Crime
5.4 / 10 · TMDB

A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Le Pull-over rouge
Year 1979
Country France
Genre Drama, Crime
Director Michel Drach
Runtime 120 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.4/10 (15 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative as a cold, procedural record, relying on the facts and documents of the trial. It explores the mechanisms of judicial error and the power of public opinion to dictate a verdict.

What lingers after viewing is a profound unease about the fallibility of justice and the human cost of systemic failure. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Michel Drach

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Watch attentively, with minimal distractions, to absorb the weight of its procedural detail.

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