English title: Strangers in the House
An alcoholic ex-lawyer living with his young daughter is awakened by a noise in the house. Getting up, he sees a man leaving the house and then finds a corpse in one of the bedrooms. An investigation ensues, in the course of which it is revealed that his daughter is part of a youth gang.
Whodunit with elements of psychological and social analysis; it turns into a courtroom drama in its closing act. It's a taut narrative with lots of interesting characters and a powerful lead performance. Nothing very profound is intended, the emphasis being on purportedly exposing the ills of French society in an entertaining and somewhat sensationalist way.
Rating: 51
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