Time Off section: movies/series
Based on a true story, the film « Toi non plus tu n’as rien vu », released in March 2023, tackles the subject of the judicialization of pregnancy denial in French criminal law. The film tells the story of a woman accused of attempted homicide of her ... read more
“It is not good that women practice law, because it devalues the seriousness of the profession“. Lidia Rules is a six-episode Italian series on Netflix that falls somewhere between historical drama and the crime genre. The series, set in the ... read more
“The Staircase” is a 13-episode documentary that plunges us into the heart of the trial of an American writer, Michael Peterson, accused in December 2001 of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson, who was found dead at the foot of a staircase in the family ... read more
The film, released in 2019, tells the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s early years. It traces her legal studies at Harvard University, when she was one of the only women there, then the beginning of her career as a lawyer and the first causes she ... read more
Documentary “Corleone, the godfather of the godfathers” retraces the life journey of the sinister head of the Cosa Nostra, Salvatore Riina, alias Totò Riina. From 1977 to 1994, he reigned alone over the Sicilian mafia. This documentary shows ... read more
Currently in theatres, it has been showing since January 29, 2020. Just Mercy is based on the true story of the major historical struggle of a young lawyer Bryan Stevenson. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson decides to devote himself to the ... read more
A young man from a modest background is charged with the murder of his father and risks the death penalty. The jury of twelve men go into deliberation and immediately proceeds to a vote. Eleven vote guilty, but the final decision has to be unanimous. The ... read more
