The Law
La Loi
Synopsis
Directed by French Director Christian Faure and released in 2014, The Law brilliantly traces three days, in late Fall 1974, of stormy debate in the French National Assembly, around a bill which would make "voluntary termination of pregnancy" legal. Behind this bill stands a lone woman brilliantly played by a remarkable Emmanuelle Devos (also in The Other Son): Simone Veil the Minister of Health in the Jacques Chirac government during the presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. During these three days of violent debate Veil, a Jew and Holocaust survivor, is spared nothing: political negotiations, solitude, sparring arguments, insults and violence to her family. In spite of all of this, Veil never wavers.
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Emmanuelle Devos
Simone Veil
Lionel Abelanski
Antoine Veil
Lorànt Deutsch
Dominique Levert
Laure Killing
Françoise Giroud
Flore Bonaventura
Diane Riestrof
Lannick Gautry
Rémy Bourdon
Aurélia Petit
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Anne Girouard
Myriam, la documentaliste
Michel Jonasz
Gaston Defferre
Michaël Cohen
Jacques Chirac
Olivier Pagès
Jean Lecanuet
Alain Stern
Michel Poniatowski
Bernard Ménez
Eugène Claudius-Petit
Éric Naggar
Michel Debré
Émilie Caen
Marie-France Garaud
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Christian Faure
- Screenplay & Story
- Mazarine Pingeot, Fanny Burdino, Samuel Doux
- Original Title
- La Loi
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Production Studios
- La Région Île-de-France, K'Ien Productions, France Télévisions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Christian Faure
Mazarine Pingeot, Fanny Burdino, Samuel Doux
Jean-Pierre Hervé
Aurique Delannoy
David Kodsi
Department Leadership Roster
Christian Faure
Director
Mazarine Pingeot
Writer
Eric Perron
Costume Design
Vincent Deleforge
Production Design
Quentin Prévost
Production Design
Fanny Burdino
Writer
Samuel Doux
Writer
Aurique Delannoy
Editor
Jean-Pierre Hervé
Director of Photography
David Kodsi
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Law
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What is The Law about?
Directed by French Director Christian Faure and released in 2014, The Law brilliantly traces three days, in late Fall 1974, of stormy debate in the French National Assembly, around a bill which would make "voluntary termination of pregnancy" legal. Behind this bill stands a lone woman brilliantly played by a remarkable Emmanuelle Devos (also in The Other Son): Simone Veil the Minister of Health in the Jacques Chirac government during the presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. During these three days of violent debate Veil, a Jew and Holocaust survivor, is spared nothing: political negotiations, solitude, sparring arguments, insults and violence to her family. In spite of all of this, Veil never wavers.
Who directed The Law?
The Law was directed by Christian Faure.
Who stars in The Law?
The principal cast of The Law includes Emmanuelle Devos, Lionel Abelanski, Lorànt Deutsch, Laure Killing, Flore Bonaventura.
When was The Law released and how long is it?
The Law was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 1h 27m.