

A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.
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Cast

Serge Avédikian
Christian Ranucci

Michelle Marquais
Louise Mathon, la mère de Ranucci

Claire Deluca
Mademoiselle le juge d'instruction

Roland Bertin
Le commissaire Robiana

Pierre Maguelon
L'inspecteur Commenci

Roger Ibáñez
M. Garcia, le père d'Elisa

Jean Benguigui
Charlie, le journaliste

Georges Beller
Gilles Chard, journaliste

Patrick Floersheim
Vincent Pasquini, le garagiste
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