Feminicides

Feminicides

95 mins | Documentary | June 2, 2020

While in 2019, 150 women were killed by their spouse or their ex-companion in France, the journalists of Le Monde created an investigation unit within their editorial staff to decipher these feminicides. With methodology, they highlighted a recurrent criminal pattern and characterized the signals that led to the murders of these women. Through the testimonies of the entourage of the victims and the institutions, this film analyzes five emblematic cases of feminicides and traces the evolution of the romantic relationship from the meeting to the murder. This documentary warns of the collective blindness of society in the hope of causing global awareness.

Feminicides

95 mins | Documentary | June 2, 2020

Feminicides
While in 2019, 150 women were killed by their spouse or their ex-companion in France, the journalists of Le Monde created an investigation unit within their editorial staff to decipher these feminicides. With methodology, they highlighted a recurrent criminal pattern and characterized the signals that led to the murders of these women. Through the testimonies of the entourage of the victims and the institutions, this film analyzes five emblematic cases of feminicides and traces the evolution of the romantic relationship from the meeting to the murder. This documentary warns of the collective blindness of society in the hope of causing global awareness.
Producers Bangumi, Le Monde
Original title Féminicides
Directors Lorraine de Foucher, Jeremy Frey
Writers Lorraine de Foucher

Cast

Laetitia Casta

as Narrator

Yann Bouchez

as Journalist at Le Monde

Nicolas Chapuis

as Journalist at Le Monde

Zineb Dryef

as Journalist at Le Monde

Frederic Potet

as Journalist at Le Monde

Faustine Vincent

as Journalist at Le Monde