Je le jure
Favio, a directionless recycling worker in his 30s, finds solace in alcohol and a secret affair with older Madeleine. Selected as juror, he must judge a young arsonist's manslaughter case despite his own poor judgment.
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"At forty, Fabio goes with the flow. A little lost, he finds comfort in alcohol. And a little with Marie, twenty years his senior, with whom he has a secret relationship. One day, he receives a summons to serve as a jury member in a criminal court, where he will have to judge a young arsonist accused of manslaughter. Lauded far beyond its station for its supposedly documentary side , "je le jure" is not groundbreaking at all ;from Lumet's "twelve angry men" (1957) to Eastwood 's "juror 2"(2024 ) ,the subject was broached many times before;as for André Ca..."
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Variety reported in January 2023 that director Samuel Theis was ousted from the shoot after being accused of rape by a crew member. The alleged sexual assault took place halfway through the shoot, in the aftermath of a party held at an apartment with the cast and crew on July 1, 2023 according to the French newspaper Liberation. The crew member spent the night in the flat where the party was held due to his state of inebriation and alleged he was raped by Theis in the early morning hours. The filmmaker, meanwhile, argued that it was consensual, according to Liberation. For the remainder of production, Theis remained on location but directed the film remotely.
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Favio, a directionless recycling worker in his 30s, finds solace in alcohol and a secret affair with older Madeleine. Selected as juror, he must judge a young arsonist's manslaughter case despite his own poor judgment.