To win at all costs, the lawyer goes so far as to betray the promises made to Marie-Claire and her mother, while the opposing party takes refuge behind the law.
On an artistic level, the fictional part of the film rather concerns her intimacy, her relationship with her husband and her difficult relationship with her mother.
This bold and risky approach, likely to send them to prison, aims to directly attack the text which criminalizes thousands of French women each year.
Described as a classic in its form, the feature film presents itself as an effective trial film and a welcome reminder.
This work returns to a legal page where France is then deeply divided on the question of women's right to choose their motherhood.
Faced with the accusations, Gisèle Halimi made a bet considered crazy and senseless by asking the accused not to plead guilty.
The lawyer died in 2020, at the age of 93.
“We are fighting so that women are free to choose their motherhood, that is fundamental,” declared the lawyer.