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The Thief of Saint Lubin

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Françoise Barnier (Dominique Blanc) works in a meat factory, earning barely enough to support herself and her two daughters. She refuses to take welfare, but, with the holidays approaching, she dreams of giving her daughters a nice meal. With this in mind, she steals meat from three different supermarkets. She is arrested and forced to go through court procedures with her lawyer's (Denis Podalydès) help. Her trial is examined in political circles, and the proceedings are lambasted in the press.
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Synopsis Françoise Barnier (Dominique Blanc) works in a meat factory, earning barely enough to support herself and her two daughters. She refuses to take welfare, but, with the holidays approaching, she dreams of giving her daughters a nice meal. With this in mind, she steals meat from three different supermarkets. She is arrested and forced to go through court procedures with her lawyer's (Denis Podalydès) help. Her trial is examined in political circles, and the proceedings are lambasted in the press.
Director
Claire Devers
Producer
Gilles Sandoz
Screenwriter
Claire Devers, Jean-Louis Benoît
Production Co
Agat Films & Cie, Ex Nihilo
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 21m