I Just Wanted to Go Home

Original title: Je voulais juste rentrer chez moi

TV Movie
2017
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Mathilde Seigner and Thomas Mustin in I Just Wanted to Go Home (2017)

Crime Drama

In September 1986, two children were brutally killed in the suburbs of Metz. This is the beginning of "The Patrick Dils Affair", one of the most emblematic judicial errors in the annals of F... Read allIn September 1986, two children were brutally killed in the suburbs of Metz. This is the beginning of "The Patrick Dils Affair", one of the most emblematic judicial errors in the annals of French justice.In September 1986, two children were brutally killed in the suburbs of Metz. This is the beginning of "The Patrick Dils Affair", one of the most emblematic judicial errors in the annals of French justice.

Director
- Yves Rénier
Writers
- Jean-Luc Estèbe
- Patrick Dils
Stars

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6.6/10

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Trivia
Upon its initial airing in France, the film was immediately followed by a debate about wrongful convictions, moderated by Julian Bugier and entitled "Accusés à tort: faut-il avoir peur de la justice?" ("Wrongfully accused: should we be afraid of the justice system?). The film's director, Yves Rénier, and its real life subject, Patrick Dils, were among the program's guests.

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7/10

Based on actual events

This TV movie is inspired from very actual events that occured one decade ago, where a poor young man was accused, put in jail for a child crime he did not commit. It is a rather good drama, rough, but it could have been better. The characterization is fine, directing too. French viewers already know this case which have been widely known over the years. This story is approved by the victim himself, Patrick Dils, which is not usual for such topics, often softened or changed for the audiences.

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