One Night (2012)
"38 témoins" (original title)

A young woman is stabbed, sexually assaulted and murdered in public as her neighbors ignore her cries for help.

Director:

Lucas Belvaux

Writers:

Lucas Belvaux (scenario), Didier Decoin (novel)

Stars:

Yvan Attal, Sophie Quinton, Nicole Garcia

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yvan Attal	...	Pierre Morvand
Sophie Quinton	...	Louise Morvand
Nicole Garcia	...	Sylvie Loriot
François Feroleto	...	Le capitaine Léonard
Natacha Régnier	...	Anne
Patrick Descamps	...	Petrini
Didier Sandre	...	Le procureur Lacourt
Bernard Mazzinghi	...	Le directeur de la PJ
Laurent Fernandez	...	Le chef de groupe
Pierre Rochefort	...	Le jeune officier de police
Philippe Résimont	...	L'homme violent
Sébastien Libessart	...	Témoin #1
Dimitri Rataud	...	Témoin #2
Vincent Lebodo	...	Témoin #3 (as Vincent Le Bodo)
Anne-Sophie Pauchet	...	Témoin #4

Storyline

A young woman is stabbed, sexually assaulted and murdered in public as her neighbors ignore her cries for help.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | shipping container | screaming | cargo ship | neighbor neighbor relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English

Release Date:

14 March 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

38 Witnesses

Filming Locations:

Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agat Films & Cie, Artémis Productions, France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A brutal murder happens in Le Havre, but no one speaks up. Why not?

I'm sorry, but this movie might be the worst I've ever seen. It's about a murder which happens in an Urban area, in Le Havre, but no one claims to have seen nor heard anything. Of course, they are lying. This could be quite an interesting subject, but in this movie it's not. It is never explained why the witnesses didn't do or say anything. In the meantime a lot of people are staring at each other, using big words without meaning and making a problem out of nothing. And we get shots of the port of Le Havre which doesn't seem to have any purpose either. Not to mention the acting is really not any good, in particular Sophie Quinton is terrible. It would be nice if they tried to find a psychological explanation for this, but they don't. Instead there are these typical cliché characters, the noisy reporter, the straight up policeman and the antihero. I really regret seeing this and would not recommend it to anyone.