The Perfect Victim

Sexual violence investigator Emmanuelle Ducos, whose career is built on defending victims, encounters a case that challenges the justice system itself. The documentary meticulously traces the timeline of a single trial, where the accused exploits every legal loophole, forcing the survivor to relive her trauma repeatedly in the courtroom. The camera bears witness to the legal battles, psychological warfare, and exhausting bureaucracy that turn the pursuit of justice into an endurance test. It is an unflinching look into the heart of the French judicial machine, where the cost of securing a conviction becomes a harrowing ordeal in its own right.