We Believe You, debut feature by Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys, assembles a family of witnesses into a haunting silent theatre of dread. Myriem Akheddiou anchors the frame as Alice, who drags her son Etienne (Ulysse Goffin) across a station platform into a custody hearing revived by fresh allegations of abuse.
Adèle Pinckaers grants Lila a stoic compassion, while Laurent Capelluto’s father hovers between denial and guilt. Natali Broods presides as the judge, her measured glances weighing each soul within a stark chamber. Their testimonies echo as whispered confessions.
Here, form collides with existential rupture. The camera shifts from restless handheld to rigid geometry, constructing a confine where testimony becomes ordeal. Every static shot poses a philosophical challenge: Can belief find footing in procedural stone? Alice’s fight for her children’s sanctuary becomes an exploration of faith and doubt.
Stakes distill to a single breath: maternal fervor against paternal claim,...
Adèle Pinckaers grants Lila a stoic compassion, while Laurent Capelluto’s father hovers between denial and guilt. Natali Broods presides as the judge, her measured glances weighing each soul within a stark chamber. Their testimonies echo as whispered confessions.
Here, form collides with existential rupture. The camera shifts from restless handheld to rigid geometry, constructing a confine where testimony becomes ordeal. Every static shot poses a philosophical challenge: Can belief find footing in procedural stone? Alice’s fight for her children’s sanctuary becomes an exploration of faith and doubt.
Stakes distill to a single breath: maternal fervor against paternal claim,...
- 4/26/2025
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
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