The Costly Truth (2004)
Investigating judge at the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Marseille, Françoise Larchey is the wife of Jean-Pierre Larchey, a famous architect of the Coast. The couple has a son, Valentin, seventeen years old... The death of Edith Mesniel, a local political figure, puts the town in turmoil. But when Emilie, Edith's only daughter and Valentin's girlfriend, confides to Françoise that her mother's death was not accidental, Madame le Juge decides to look into the case. By attacking this case, Françoise disturbs many people. She receives death threats, her son and Emilie are also threatened but she refuses to give up. And she discovers little by little that the mafia infiltrated in all the country.
Director: Joël Santoni
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Anny Duperey as Françoise Larchey |
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Pierre Mondy as Antoine Bossy |
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François Marthouret as Jean-Pierre Larchey |
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Laurent Malet as Josselin Fabre |
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Adrienne Pauly as Émilie Mesniel |
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Guillaume Romain as Valentin Larchey |
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Jean-Pierre Malo as Edmond Carvella |
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Marie Lenoir as Édith Mesniel |
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Jalil Naciri as Frédéric Chahine |
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Jean-Pierre Becker as Francis Vargas |
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Rebecca Hampton as Maryse Spontini |
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Till Bahlmann as Franck Raynaud |
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Christian Mulot as Manuel Spontini |
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Jean Corso as Gilbert Caseneuve |
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Philippe Brigaud as Prosecutor Achard |
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Jean-Paul Bordes as Stéphane Montillez |
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Michel Cordes as Louis Vaudran |
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Vanille Attié as Leila |
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Carole Brenner as Clerk |
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Soufyane Rajraji as Kamel |
| Directing | Joël Santoni | Director |