In Her Name

In Her Name

87 mins | Drama, Crime | March 16, 2016

In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and leads him to accuse Kalinka’s stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer. Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to France, where he will dedicate his life to Kalinka’s justice and the imprisonment of Krombach.

In Her Name

87 mins | Drama, Crime | March 16, 2016

In Her Name
In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and leads him to accuse Kalinka’s stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer. Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to France, where he will dedicate his life to Kalinka’s justice and the imprisonment of Krombach.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers TF1 Films Production, StudioCanal, LGM Productions, Nexus Factory, Umedia, Arena Films
Original title Au nom de ma fille
Directors François Domange, Yannick Charles, Vincent Garenq
Writers Vincent Garenq, Julien Rappeneau

Cast

Daniel Auteuil

as André Bamberski

Sebastian Koch

as Doctor Dieter Krombach

Christelle Cornil

as Cécile

Lila-Rose Gilberti

as Kalinka (6 years old)

Emma Besson

as Kalinka (14 years old)

Christian Kmiotek

as Robert

Serge Feuillard

as Maître Gibault

Fred Personne

as Father of André

Thérèse Roussel

as Mother of André

Tom Hudson

as Pierre (20 years old)

Antoine Milhaud

as Pierre (12 years old)

Timéo Bolland

as Pierre (4 years old)

Natalie Beder

as Bamberski's assistant

Valérie Even

as Investigating judge

Johannes Oliver Hamm

as Policeman Scheidegg

Florence d'Azémar

as Investigating judge

Stanislas Stanic

as Investigating judge

Catherine Davenier

as Investigating judge

Alain Beigel

as Bailiff

Patrick Zimmermann

as President of the Paris court

Guillaume Briat

as Advocate General

Marie Vernalde

as Clerk

Luc Gentil

as General producer

Geoffroy Boutan

as Director of criminal affairs

Patrick Hauthier

as Assistant of criminal affairs

Anne-Cécile Crapie

as Secretary

Véronique Dossetto

as Secretary

Jean-Pol Brissart

as Forensic pathologist

Loïc Risser

as Policeman

Michel Gomes

as Entrepreneur

Jürgen Zwingel

as German lawyer

Fritz Hammer

as President of the Kempten court

Susanne Schmidt

as German journalist

Charlotte Krenz

as Young German saleswoman

Wolfgang Pissors

as German doctor

Christophe Bizet

as German policeman

Pierre Bourel

as Serbian kidnapper

Jan Oliver Schroeder

as Lawyer in court

Audrey Quoturi

as Clerk (uncredited)