A well-known actress (awarded the 2018 Acting Revelation Lumière and nominated for the Best New Hope César thanks to Montparnasse Bienvenüe [+lee también:
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entrevista: 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 [+lee también:
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entrevista: Delphine Deloget
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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 [+lee también:
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entrevista: Emmanuel Finkiel
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