10e chambre - Instants d'audiences

The 10th district court
Director
Raymond Depardon
Country
France
Year
2003
Genre
Documentary
Scriptwriters
Raymond Depardon
Production
Palmeraie et Desert
http://www.palmeraieetdesert.fr

Storyline

From May to July 2003, Raymond Depardon and his team were granted special permission to film the hearings of a Paris court dealing with misdemeanors. Ten years after CAUGHT IN THE ACT, Raymond Depardon went back before the judge to bring us this new civic documentary, a unique insight into the workings of the judicial machine. From a straight drunk driving summons to the previous night's arrests, THE 10th DISTRICT COURT - MOMENTS OF TRIAL plunges us into the everyday affairs of a busy local courtroom. Twelve cases, twelve stories of men and women who found themselves on the wrong side of the law one day.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2004
Out of Competition
Barcelona Independent Film Festival, l'Alternativa 2013
Alternativa Parallel