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Meurtres à Orléans (2017)

90 min

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Directors

Jean-Marc Seban

Cast

Michèle Bernier, David Kammenos, Jean-Pierre Michaël, Nathalie Besançon

A police captain and her medieval-history enthusiast son-in-law investigate a festival murder and a possible connection to Joan of Arc’s injury in 1429.

The story

At a Joan of Arc festival, a young woman portraying the Maid is murdered. Charlotte Marat, a police captain newly arrived from Paris, was watching the parade when it happened. She investigates with her son-in-law, Philippe Cransac, an enthusiast of medieval history. Together they try to determine whether the crime is connected to the injury Joan of Arc suffered during the Battle of Orléans in 1429. Philippe grows fascinated by the troubling case.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

A young woman playing Joan of Arc at a Joan of Arc festival is killed by an arrow through the heart. Charlotte Marat, a police captain newly arrived from Paris, was watching the parade when the tragedy occurred. She investigates alongside her son-in-law, Philippe Cransac, an enthusiast of medieval history. They try to understand what link there might be between this crime and the injury to the Maid of Orléans during the Battle of Orléans in 1429. Philippe becomes fascinated by this troubling case.

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