Sambre (2023)★ 8.0/10

FR · 60 min · September 15, 2023 · 1 seasons

Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller

Directed by: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Written by: Alice Géraud-Arfi, Marc Herpoux, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

Late '80s in Northern France, women are being sexually assaulted along the same road by the Sambre river. Follow the progression of the investigation and its repercussions from the '80s through to 2018 and the beginning of the #metoo era.

Original title

Sambre

Storyline

Late 80's in Northern France, women are being sexually assaulted along the same road by the Samber river - with attacks taking place early mornings and in a similar style. The police fail to get to grips with the extent of these assaults or make a connection between the cases. The justice system is overwhelmed by the accumulating cases. It will take 30 years to catch a man, who never stopped attacking women and is responsible for at least 54 cases of rape or sexual assault. The progression of the investigation is recounted, along with its repercussions from the 80's through to 2018 and the beginning of the #metoo era.

Rating

8.0 / 10 · 1,864

Companies

Federation Entertainment, France Télévisions, VS Productions, Versus Productions, What's Up Films, France 2 (FR2), Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)

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