The Night of the 12th

4/1/2023

This is a fictional interpretation of an actual crime that sees newly promoted "Vivés" (Bastien Bouillon) take his team of Grenoble detectives to a small town to investigate a grisly murder. Walking home from a friend's house the previous morning, "Clara" (Lula Cotton-Frapier) is confronted by a stranger who throws a combustible liquid over her and then sets her alight. What the Police Justiciare have to work with is a ghastly sight. Their investigations quickly reveal no shortage of potential attackers. This girl had lived a "lively" life - unbeknownst to her parents - and her boyfriends ranged from the nerdy to the opportunist to the downright bad boy "Caron" (Pierre Lottin). Thing is, loads of suspects don't add up to loads of evidence and tempers amongst the team begin to fray as their

4/9/2026

**_Police procedural about finding the killer of a woman burned alive_** The film was based on the case of Maud Maréchal, whose corpse was found in 2013 in Lagny-sur-Marne, a suburb east of Paris. This fictional version transports events a few years later to the capital of the French Alps, Grenoble in southeast France, and the ski resort town 65 miles east of there, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, which is where the crime occurs. The film was also shot in these locations. It’s reminiscent of Euro detective flicks “The Girl By the Lake” and “The Girl in the Fog,” mixed with the artistry of the 2009 version of “Last House on the Left.” Like in “The Prophet’s Game,” you get to know the key detectives as they investigate several suspects, and you understand their frustration when damning evide