The Goldman Case () is 2023 French semi-biographical legal docudrama film starring Arieh Worthalter as Pierre Goldman, a far-left militant who was accused of four murders and his relationship with his lawyer Georges Kiejman.
It had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023. It was released in France on 27 September 2023. It received eight nominations at the 49th César Awards, and won Best Actor (for Worthalter).
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Release The film was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 17 May 2023. The film was theatrically released in France on 27 September 2023 by Ad Vitam.
Reception Critical response On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 36 reviews from French critics.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result César Awards 23 February 2024 Best Film The Goldman Case Best Director Cédric Kahn Best Actor Arieh Worthalter Best Supporting Actor Arthur Harari Best Original Screenplay Cédric Kahn and Nathalie Hertzberg Best Cinematography Patrick Ghiringhelli Best Editing Yann Dedet Best Sound Erwann Kerzanet, Sylvain Malbrant, and Olivier Guillaume Lumière Awards 22 January 2024 Best Film The Goldman Case Best Director Cédric Kahn Best Actor Arieh Worthalter Best Male Revelation Arthur Harari Best Screenplay Cédric Kahn and Nathalie Hertzberg Magritte Awards 9 March 2024 Best Actor Arieh Worthalter Miskolc International Film Festival 9 September 2023 Emeric Pressburger Prize for Best Feature Film The Goldman Case Paris Film Critics Association Awards 4 February 2024 Best Actor Arieh Worthalter Best Male Revelation Arthur Harari Best Original Screenplay Cédric Kahn and Nathalie Herzberg
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