The Night of the 12th

Name: The Night of the 12th
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: May 19, 2023
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Johann Dionnet, Julien Frison, Lula Cotton-Frapier

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Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | Release Date: May 19, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Johann Dionnet, Julien Frison, Lula Cotton-Frapier, Mouna Soualem, Paul Jeanson, Pauline Serieys, Théo Cholbi, Thibaut Evrard

Summary: In nearly every police precinct, detectives are inevitably confronted with a case that goes unsolved. The more heinous the crime, the more it haunts those whose duty it is solve it. Such is the dilemma for Yohan Vivès—a young, recently promoted police Captain—when he begins investigating the gruesome murder of a young women named Clara inIn nearly every police precinct, detectives are inevitably confronted with a case that goes unsolved. The more heinous the crime, the more it haunts those whose duty it is solve it. Such is the dilemma for Yohan Vivès—a young, recently promoted police Captain—when he begins investigating the gruesome murder of a young women named Clara in the town of Grenoble. It's clear that the attack was pre-meditated, and the violent nature of the crime suggests revenge. Vivés' team methodically digs through the details of Clara's life, uncovering her secrets in hopes of weeding out the killer. Certain their suspect is a scorned ex-lover, Vivés is confronted with another, more complicated question: which one? Based on a true crime book by Pauline Guéna.… Expand

Director: Dominik Moll

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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Justin Chang

Jun 9, 2023

The film’s refusal to tie up loose ends has already inspired comparisons to Bong Joon Ho’s “Memories of Murder” and David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” two of modern cinema’s great cold-case classics. Moll’s movie doesn’t leave behind the same deep, implacable chill of those earlier works, but its lingering rage and sorrow are no less easy to wave aside. Read full review

Lisa Nesselson

Mar 1, 2023

A deft and satisfying police procedural in command of its unusual tone, The Night of the 12th (La Nuit du 12) is perfectly cast and constructed with quietly thrilling rigour. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

May 18, 2023

This is a refreshingly grounded, deceptively plain picture of crime-fighting as a grind of false leads, workplace fatigue and no closure. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Mar 1, 2023

This taut and piercing thriller is one of Moll’s stronger works to date, using a genre template to delve into issues of violence, gender and policing in contemporary France. Read full review

Empire Helen O'Hara

Mar 30, 2023

The long and devastating fallout from a senseless act of violence affects almost everyone in this compelling reality-inspired account, which lingers in the mind in a way that few crime stories do. Read full review

The Film Stage Ethan Vestby

May 19, 2023

It’s almost bold of director Dominik Moll and screenwriter Gilles Marchand to center their film so much around both the male perspective and flawed, albeit noble cop protagonists, and intriguing how Night of the 12th flips this on its head by having them get lost in the abyss of the case by simply feeling like bureaucrats. Read full review

Chris Barsanti

The film wants for deeper characterizations or a closer detailing of criminal procedure. Read full review

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alanpotter17

Jun 14, 2023

O filme já inicia falando de um caso sem solução, e é impressionante como a equipe técnica consegue manter o interesse ainda assim. Trata-se de um assassinato ocorrido numa madrugada, em uma rua escura e deserta, cujo assassino não fora pego.
O filme tem uma ambientação e uma fotografia meioO filme já inicia falando de um caso sem solução, e é impressionante como a equipe técnica consegue manter o interesse ainda assim. Trata-se de um assassinato ocorrido numa madrugada, em uma rua escura e deserta, cujo assassino não fora pego.
O filme tem uma ambientação e uma fotografia meio escura que me agradaram bastante, e ainda tem uma pegada de humanização, como por exemplo na cena em que a polícia precisa contar para a família. A dupla de policial investigadores vai então colhendo os depoimentos e construindo a trama junto com o expectador.
Pelo fato de Clara, a jovem assassinada, se envolver com vários parceiros (o rapaz que trabalha no bar, um jovem meio nerd, até mesmo tipos esquisitos e violentos), poderia desequilibrar o filme para ser pedante em relação ao posicionamento da liberdade sexual da mulher, mas ainda bem que os roteiristas deram o recado sem soar estridente, para não afetar a "masculinidade frágil".
Algumas subtramas me incomodaram um pouco, como na separação do policial, mas se realmente aconteceu, ficou orgânica à trama, e até bem vinda.
Enfim, o filme vai rodando, rodando, rodando e... mesmo sabendo que não há solução, consegue ainda criar um suspense sobre a identidade do tal assassino, e é realmente muito gostoso de acompanhar. Um ótimo filme de investigação, que mesmo não chegando ao autor do crime, consegue ser super bem feito.… Expand

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