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  • 2023
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2023
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 55 m

Summary In nearly every police precinct, detectives are inevitably confronted with a case that goes unsolved. The more heinous the crime, the more it haunts those whose duty it is solve it. Such is the dilemma for Yohan Vivès—a young, recently promoted police Captain—when he begins investigating the gruesome murder of a young women named Clara i...

Directed By: Dominik Moll

Written By: Gilles Marchand, Pauline Guéna, Dominik Moll

  • 2023
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2023
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 55 m

The Night of the 12th

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Summary In nearly every police precinct, detectives are inevitably confronted with a case that goes unsolved. The more heinous the crime, the more it haunts those whose duty it is solve it. Such is the dilemma for Yohan Vivès—a young, recently promoted police Captain—when he begins investigating the gruesome murder of a young women named Clara i...

Directed By: Dominik Moll

Written By: Gilles Marchand, Pauline Guéna, Dominik Moll

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
14 Reviews
13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 16 Critic Reviews
81
88% Positive
14 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
Jun 9, 2023
The film’s refusal to tie up loose ends has already inspired comparisons to Bong Joon Ho’s “Memories of Murder” and David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” two of modern cinema’s great cold-case classics. Moll’s movie doesn’t leave behind the same deep, implacable chill of those earlier works, but its lingering rage and sorrow are no less easy to wave aside.
By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW
90
May 17, 2023
The Night Of The 12th will emotionally exhaust audiences and get under their skin with its haunting ending.
By Bobby LePire FULL REVIEW
88
May 19, 2023
There's more going on here than meets the eye. The Night of the 12th runs deep. The film's effectiveness lies in its matter-of-fact surface and its roiling wordless interior, the stealthy way it makes its points (without announcing "This is The Point").
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 30, 2023
The long and devastating fallout from a senseless act of violence affects almost everyone in this compelling reality-inspired account, which lingers in the mind in a way that few crime stories do.
By Helen O'Hara FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 1, 2023
This taut and piercing thriller is one of Moll’s stronger works to date, using a genre template to delve into issues of violence, gender and policing in contemporary France.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
70
May 5, 2023
The Night of the 12th is a mostly compelling sit, though what lends the film its singular texture is that it keeps tricking us into thinking it’s a more conventional thriller than it is.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
50
The film wants for deeper characterizations or a closer detailing of criminal procedure.
By Chris Barsanti FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Haut et Court, Versus Production, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), VOO, BE TV, Proximus, Canal+, Ciné+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Wallimage, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Inver Tax Shelter, Cinéventure 7, Cinécap 5, Cinémage 16, O'Brother Distribution
Release Date May 19, 2023
Duration 1 h 55 m
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 6 Wins & 10 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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