The Goldman Case

“Gripping French courtroom drama” ★★★★ The Guardian

Adding to a recent run of excellent French courtroom dramas following Saint Omer and Anatomy of a Fall, The Goldman Case follows the unbelievable-but-true proceedings of the trial of revolutionary Jewish leftist Pierre Goldman (Arieh Worthalter). Tried and imprisoned for murder and armed robbery, he mounted an audacious retrial with his long-suffering lawyer (Arthur Harari) that called into question the anti-semitism and corruption of the police.

Goldman’s defence never hinges on his innocence of other crimes or his likability. He is abrasive and contradictory, but has a strong alibi for the day in question. Electrifying, dramatic, complex and stirring, The Goldman Case brings us into the experience of the jury, forced to consider the truth even if it is bitter to swallow.