The Law (2014)
Directed by French Director Christian Faure and released in 2014, The Law brilliantly traces three days, in late Fall 1974, of stormy debate in the French National Assembly, around a bill which would make "voluntary termination of pregnancy" legal. Behind this bill stands a lone woman brilliantly played by a remarkable Emmanuelle Devos (also in The Other Son): Simone Veil the Minister of Health in the Jacques Chirac government during the presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. During these three days of violent debate Veil, a Jew and Holocaust survivor, is spared nothing: political negotiations, solitude, sparring arguments, insults and violence to her family. In spite of all of this, Veil never wavers.
Cast
- Emmanuelle Devos - Simone Veil
- Lionel Abelanski - Antoine Veil
- Lorànt Deutsch - Dominique Levert
- Laure Killing - Françoise Giroud
- Flore Bonaventura - Diane Riestrof
- Lannick Gautry - Rémy Bourdon
- Aurélia Petit - Marceline Loridan-Ivens
- Anne Girouard - Myriam, la documentaliste
- Michel Jonasz - Gaston Defferre
- Michaël Cohen - Jacques Chirac
Screenplay
Keywords
historical figure, historical, reproductive rights
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Law about?
- Directed by French Director Christian Faure and released in 2014, The Law brilliantly traces three days, in late Fall 1974, of stormy debate in the French National Assembly, around a bill which would make "voluntary termination of pregnancy" legal. Behind this bill stands a lone woman brilliantly played by a remarkable Emmanuelle Devos (also in The Other Son): Simone Veil the Minister of Health in the Jacques Chirac government during the presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. During these three days of violent debate Veil, a Jew and Holocaust survivor, is spared nothing: political negotiations, solitude, sparring arguments, insults and violence to her family. In spite of all of this, Veil never wavers.
- Who directed The Law?
- The Law was directed by Christian Faure.
- Who stars in The Law?
- The Law stars Emmanuelle Devos, Lionel Abelanski, Lorànt Deutsch, Laure Killing, Flore Bonaventura, Lannick Gautry.
- How long is The Law?
- The Law has a runtime of 1h 27m (87 minutes).
- What genre is The Law?
- The Law is a History, TV Movie film.
- Where was The Law produced?
- The Law was produced in France.