24 jours, la vérité sur l'affaire Ilan Halimi (2014)
Directed by Alexandre Arcady

Drama

Film Synopsis

Twenty-three year-old Ilan Halimi could have had no idea that he was being lured into a trap when a pretty young woman entered his telephone shop on the Boulevard Voltaire and called him the following day to arrange a meeting.  But on Friday, 20th January 2006 Ilan was singled out by a gang of barbarians for a cruel and tragic fate, simply because he was a Jew.  After his abduction, he was imprisoned and tortured for three weeks before being left for dead in a wood by his tormentors.  For 24 hours before Ilan's death his parents were subjected to a barrage of threats and ransom demands from his abductors - 24 hours of unmitigated Hell, with the police powerless to lend any support to the victims...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Alexandre Arcady
  • Script: Alexandre Arcady (dialogue), Emilie Frèche (dialogue), Antoine Lacomblez (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Gilles Henry
  • Music: Armand Amar
  • Cast: Zabou Breitman (Ruth Halimi), Pascal Elbé (Didier Halimi), Jacques Gamblin (Commandant Delcour), Sylvie Testud (Brigitte Farell), Éric Caravaca (José Fernandez), Syrus Shahidi (Ilan), Tony Harrisson (Youssouf Fofana), Olivier Sitruk (Raphy), Olivier Barthelemy (Jérôme Ribeiro), Pierre Abbou (Lieutenant Dussault), Rebecca Azan (Muriel), Alka Balbir (Yaël), Barbara Bolotner (Tifenn), Lucie Boujenah (Julie), Matthieu Boujenah (Johan), Emilie Caen (Capitaine Barsac), Alexandre Carrière (Serrurier), Pauline Cheviller (Anne Laure), Hélie Chomiac (Lieutenant de police), Donia Eden (Emma)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 110 min

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