Summaries

With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.

Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his wife's innocence, Julien decides to act. How far will he be willing to go for her?—Happy_Evil_Dude

The family man and school teacher Julien Auclert has his life turned upside down when his beloved wife Lisa is arrested, accused for murdering her boss, and sent to the prison. Along three years, Julien raises their son Oscar alone and appeals to the court; however, the evidences against Lisa are solid - the motive, since she had and argument with her boss; her fingerprints in the murder weapon, a fire extinguisher; blood stain in her coat; and a witness that saw her leaving the parking lot - and her lawyer exhausts all the possible resources in justice. Julien believes in the innocence of his wife and interviews Henri Pasquet, a former escapee from prison, to learn how to plan a prison break. Then he plots a scheme to release Lisaa and travel abroad with Oscar and her. However, he needs documents for the family; an escape plan; and lots of money. When Julien is informed that Lisa will be transferred to another prison within the next three days, he needs to raise a large amount and anticipate his strategy before the transference.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • neo noir
  • false accusation
  • wrongful conviction
  • false accusation of murder
  • wrongful arrest
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Dec 2, 2008
Countries of origin France Spain
Language Spanish French
Filming locations Almonte, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
Production companies Wild Bunch TF1 Films Production Fidélité Films

Box office

Budget $7930000
Gross worldwide $6548942

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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