A well-known actress (awarded the 2018 Acting Revelation Lumière and nominated for the Best New Hope César thanks to Montparnasse Bienvenüe [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Danielle Arbid
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The neo-filmmaker also leads the cast of her first movie, shored up by Belgium’s François Damiens (nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Best Actor Césars via The Belier Family [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Delphine Girard
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intervista: Delphine Deloget
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intervista: Jessica Hausner
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intervista: Philippe Lioret
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Written by Laetitia Dosch and Anne-Sophie Bailly, the story follows Avril, a lawyer dedicated to lost causes who has made a promise to herself: she’s going to win her next case! But when Dariuch, a client who’s as hopeless as her causes, asks her to defend his faithful companion Cosmos, Avril’s convictions win out. Thus begins a court case both unexpected and hectic: a dog on trial.

Dog on Trial is produced by Lionel Baier and Agnieszka Ramu on behalf of Swiss firm Bande à Part Films and by Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe for French outfit Atelier de Production, in co-production with France 2 Cinéma, RTS and SRG SSR. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film boasts Alexis Kavyrchine (awarded the 2021 César in his field for Bye Bye Morons [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]) at the helm of photography and David Sztanke in charge of music. International sales are steered by mk2 Films while distribution in France falls to The Jokers Films and distribution in Switzerland to Pathé Films.