The Story:
In the tense courtroom of a small French town, conscientious juror Henri (Paul Frankeur) sways his fellow jurors with a plea for mercy, securing the acquittal of Richard, a volatile garage owner accused of slaying his jealous-ridden wife in a fit of rage.
But fate twists cruelly when, on a sun-drenched vacation, the freed Richard charms and weds Henri’s innocent daughter, only to unleash his savage jealousy once more, trapping her in a nightmare of brutality that echoes the murder he escaped.
As guilt consumes Henri, he faces an agonizing reckoning in this pulse-pounding 1961 thriller—will a father’s desperate act deliver justice, or doom them all in a double verdict of blood and betrayal?
