Cédric Kahn directs just the latest in a recent spate of excellent, social issues-oriented courtroom dramas from France.
One of the best films of the year, this gripping courtroom drama from the acclaimed French filmmaker Cédric Kahn delves into the sensationalized 1976 trial of Pierre Goldman, a left-wing activist defending himself against multiple charges, including murder during an armed robbery.
Arieh Worthalter is mesmerizing as the accused, a revolutionary and the son of Polish Jewish refugees who steadfastly maintained his innocence, while the facts of his case became a flash point for a generation, raising questions of antisemitism and political ideology.
Directed with vérité realism and pinpoint historical precision, The Goldman Case is a focused, distilled dramatization that’s both subdued and electrifying, communicating so much about the complexity of Jewish identity in recent European history.
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“Mesmerising” — Screen Daily
“Electric” The Playlist
“Enthralling” — Variety