Sambre - Anatomy of a Crime
| Sambre - Anatomy of a Crime | |
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| Genre | True crime |
| Based on | Sambre, radioscopie d'un fait divers by Alice Géraud |
| Screenplay by | Alice Géraud Marc Herpoux |
| Directed by | Jean-Xavier de Lestrade |
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| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Matthieu Belghiti Lionel Uzan Pascal Breton |
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| Original release | |
| Network | France Télévisions (France) BBC Four (UK) |
Sambre - Anatomy of a Crime is a 2023 French true crime television miniseries directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and starring Clémence Poésy.
Premise
[edit]A court case takes place for a man accused of being a serial rapist over three decades in northern France.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Clémence Poésy
- Alix Poisson
- Olivier Gourmet
- Noémie Lvovsky
- Jonathan Turnbull
- Pauline Parigot
Production
[edit]The six-part series is directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and adapted from the true-crime book Sambre, radioscopie d'un fait divers by French journalist Alice Géraud.[2] The script was written by Alice Géraud and Marc Herpoux.[3]
The series is produced by What’s Up Films and Federation Studios in co-production with Versus Production. It was originally commissioned by France Televisions. Episodes of the series are told from differing points of view, with subjects including the female victim of a crime, a judge, a town mayor, a scientist, a police officer, and the convicted perpetrator of crimes against women.[4]
The cast is led by Clemence Poesy and includes Alix Poisson, Olivier Gourmet, Noémie Lvovsky, Jonathan Turnbull, and Pauline Parigot.[5]
Broadcast
[edit]The series was broadcast as Sambre in France on France Télévisions and obtained by Movistar in Spain and the BBC in the United Kingdom.[6] Broadcast in the United Kingdom starts on 31 August 2024 on BBC Four.[7]
Reception
[edit]After its broadcast in France in 2023, newspaper Les Echos described it as "a disturbing yet essential series that shines a spotlight on the very slow response by society and institutions when it comes to sexual crimes".[8] It won Best Foreign TV Film/Miniseries at the Shanghai TV Festival in June 2024.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sambre - Anatomy of a Crime: All you may want to know about crime thriller". Economic Times. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Dryef, Zineb (16 January 2023). "The 'rapist of the Sambre' and the heroic mayor". lemonde.fr. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "BBC acquires French crime thriller Sambre - Anatomy of a Crime". bbc.com. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Ford, Lily (4 July 2024). "BBC Acquires French Thriller 'Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime,' Based on True Story of Prolific Rapist". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Molina-Whyte, Lidia (4 July 2024). "Harry Potter star's crime thriller Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime to air on BBC". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (4 July 2024). "BBC Buys Jean-Xavier De Lestrade's 'Samber' Thriller Along With Other Broadcasters & Max". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Sambre - Anatomy of a Crime". tv24.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Hot Picks: Samber". Broadcastnow.co.uk. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Wei, Xu (29 June 2024). "Spinners"%20from%20South%20Africa%20received,in%20the%20face%20of%20adversity. "'Blossoms Shanghai' is a big winner at the 29th Shanghai TV Festival Awards night". shine.cn. Retrieved 26 August 2024.