
The film is based on real events be tween the years 1978-1980. Theo Grangier, a man without education, with no parents nor family, is involved in the robbery along with two recidivists. But the policeman is killed during a robbery. But Theo is the only one who is arrested and charged with murdering an officer of laws, even though the other two perpetrators are not found and Theo is not conclusively proved to be a murderer. He is later sentenced to death. The trial galvanizes the French society - Jean-Paul Sartre comes out publicly in favor of Theo Grunge...

as Théo Grangier

as Policeman

as Gendarme Thierry Deville

as Me Sophie Charpentier

as Chantal Laborde

as Martine Legendre

as Roger Lemonnier

as Armed robber

as Armed robber

as Head Prison Guard

as Commander Gendarmerie

as Commander Gendarmerie

as Policeman

as Investigating judge

as President of the court

as Prison Director

as Prison Director

as Jean-Paul Sartre

as Voice of Jean-Paul Sartre (voice)

as Duty officer