Legal Aid (2009)

6.7/10 91 min Thriller

Overview

At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but, lately, his little income and his arduous working conditions have been eroding his idealism. So, when Henry Marsac, a leading (but seemingly corrupt), professional colleague, offers him to work on bigger and more lucrative cases, he ends up accepting. Little does he know what Marsac is up to...

Cast

Roschdy Zem

Antoine Lahoud

Mathias Mlekuz

Bertrand

Sophie Guillemin

Garance Leclerc

Jean-Pierre Martins

Barsamian

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Henry Marsac

Brigitte Virtudes

Madame Fontabrisse - la concierge

Jacky Nercessian

La seconde présidente du tribunal (as Jackie Nercessian)

Nathalie Lacroix

La greffière

Pierre Londiche

Maître Le Peltier Pouchard

Vinciane Millereau

La juge des libertés et de la détention

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