Noée Abita Delves into Her First Case as a Lawyer (Trailer)

A first pleading always leaves a mark on a lawyer… Anders Danielsen Lie (Julie (in 12 chapters) and François Morel are also in the cast.

The first case of Nora, a young lawyer, is a real revelation. The feeling of inexperience overcomes her. From her first police custody to her training, she becomes aware of the cruelty of the world around her. A cloud of smoke hangs over his personal and professional life. His pace of life intensifies and matches the tension of the judgment of his client, accused of the worst. Nora makes a series of mistakes and suddenly realizes the stakes of her profession as a lawyer. A man's destiny is in his hands.

Victoria Musiedlak tries his hand at a feature film after his short The deal of the century. First Affair was inspired by an acquaintance. The filmmaker witnessed the evolution of a reserved young woman, asserting herself little by little, through criminal training, which plunges into the heart of humanity.

“The change that I saw take place in a few months in a young girl around me, who had become a lawyer, reinforced the interest that I already had in justice and this profession in particular. Like Nora in First Affair, this young girl, lived with her mother. She was shy and a beginner, and found herself at twenty-five, sent in disaster to Les Sables d'Olonne, to defend a grandfather accused of incest on his two little daughters. I saw her transform. The young girl I knew became a more assertive, independent but also more nervous woman. Like most young lawyers, this profession had profoundly changed his personality. From a philosophical, Rousseauist point of view, I have always found the impact that social function has on an individual fascinating. declared the director in the press kit.

The director was inspired by classic thrillers and iconic trial films to create a gripping style, twisted by a tough storyline.

“For the subject, there are films like Autopsy of a Murder by Otto Preminger, The truth by Clouzot or in more recent films The Third Murder by Hirokazu Kore-eda who constructed my thinking. In visual terms, two photographers inspired me a lot: Alessandra Sanguinetti, with The Adventures of Guille and Belinda, on the transition from childhood to adulthood, the mutation of bodies, etc. And Gordon Parks, as for the police and criminal universe“

Nora is played by Noah Abita (The Great Bath, An island) she will opposite the Norwegian actor, Anders Danielsen Lieultranationalist terrorist in July 22 or lover spurned in Julie (in 12 chapters). François Morel joins the argument.

First Affair will be released in theaters on April 24, 2024.

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