L'Affaire Ranucci : Le Combat d'une mère

Overview

On June 3, 1974, eight-year-old Marie-Dolorès Rambla was kidnapped in Marseille. The little girl's body was found a few days later. Christian Ranucci quickly became the prime suspect. A couple claimed to have seen him get out of a car at the spot where the body was discovered, carrying a large package. While in custody, Christian Ranucci confessed to the murder. But he eventually recanted his confession. His mother, Héloïse, convinced of his innocence, began a relentless fight to try to get him acquitted. It was a lost cause: Ranucci was sentenced to death and executed. When Patrick Henry's trial took place, Héloïse wrote a letter dictated by her conscience. Robert Badinter read it out in court. Héloïse begged that another mother, Patrick Henry's, be spared the torment she had endured...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 24, 2007

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France, Belgium

Production

TF1 Films Production

Cast

Julien Tortora,Hervé Briaux,Alexandre Hamidi,Alain Cauchi,Françoise Pinkwasser,Gérard Bayle,Elvire Melliere,Cyril Descours,Catherine Frot,Didier Flamandand 1 more

Director

Denys Granier-Deferre

Writer

Alain Godard

Producer

Olivier Dujols,Jean Nainchrik

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0476607