Legal Aid(2009)
At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but, lately, his little income and his arduous working conditions have been eroding his idealism. So, when Henry Marsac, a leading (but seemingly corrupt), professional colleague, offers him to work on bigger and more lucrative cases, he ends up accepting. Little does he know what Marsac is up to...
Movie: Legal Aid
Top 10 Billed Cast
Antoine Lahoud
Bertrand
Garance Leclerc
Barsamian
Henry Marsac
Madame Fontabrisse - la concierge
La seconde présidente du tribunal (as Jackie Nercessian)
La greffière
Maître Le Peltier Pouchard
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At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but, lately, his little income and his arduous working conditions have been eroding his idealism. So, when Henry Marsac, a leading (but seemingly corrupt), professional colleague, offers him to work on bigger and more lucrative cases, he ends up accepting. Little does he know what Marsac is up to...
Release Date
2009-05-06
Average
6.7
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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