Thread, The

Daniel Auteuil (Cache, Farewell, Mr. Haffmann) writes and directs the engrossing new legal thriller THE THREAD, based on a true story.

Auteuil stars as Jean Monier, a defence lawyer who – ever since discovering he was responsible for a killer being exonerated – now prefers to work as a prosecutor. One evening Jean agrees to help his over-committed wife and fellow counsel Annie (Sidse Babett Knudsen) by meeting with Nicolas Milik (Grégory Gadebois), a shell-shocked father of five who has just been arrested for the murder of his troubled wife. Milik’s predicament inexplicably touches Jean; the more he pieces together the events of the night in question, the more he becomes convinced of Milik’s innocence. Soon Jean rediscovers his passion for his vocation and becomes obsessed with exposing the killer.

French language, English subtitles.