Victoria
With the success of Justine Triet, who win Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, with her film Anatomie d'une chute, it's a perfect opportunity to revisit her career as a filmmaker. In her three films deeply rooted in the contemporary world, Triet has drawn powerful portraits of women combining intimate narratives and collective chronicles, and she has established herself as one of the leading names in French cinema.
Victoria Spick, a criminal defense attorney on the verge of an emotional breakdown goes to a wedding where she runs into her old friend Vincent and Sam, a one-time dealer she had successfully represented. The next day, Vincent is accused by his girlfriend of attempted murder. The only witness is the victim’s dog. Victoria reluctantly agrees to defend him, and at the same time hires Sam as her nanny. Her life is about to take a devastating turn.
Justine Triet
Justine Triet is a French director, screenwriter and actress. After directing several documentaries and a short film (Vilaine Fille, mauvais garçon) that won a prize at the 2012 Berlinale and feature films that attracted attention at the Cannes Film Festival during the 2010s, her first theatrical success Victoria, was nominated five times at the 2017 Césars. Her film Anatomy of a Fall wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2023.
