Anatomy of a Fall

MA15+

2023

152 mins

Directed by Justine Triet
Recommended
96%
90%
Drama
Thriller
Award Winner

Winner of the 2023 Palme d'Or, this French mystery from filmmaker Justine Triet (Sibyl) stars Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann) as a... More

Winner of the 2023 Palme d'Or, this French mystery from filmmaker Justine Triet (Sibyl) stars Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann) as a mother suspected of her husband's death. The sole witness? Their blind son.

Sandra (Hüller), Samuel (Samuel Theis) and their visually impaired son Daniel (Milo Machado Graner) have been living in a remote mountain location for the past year. When Samuel is found dead outside the house, an investigation for death in suspicious circumstances is launched. Amidst the uncertainty, Sandra is indicted: was it suicide or homicide? A year later Daniel attends his mother’s trial, a veritable dissection of his parents’ relationship.

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Anatomy of a Fall | Ratings & Reviews

An artistically executed procedural

The 2023 Palme d’Or winner is an artistically executed procedural, one that mines the emotional depth of its characters without sacrificing any of the details of France’s prosecution and court system.

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96_%285 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
90_%231 reviews
Audience score rating

"A sparkling intellectual thriller that lingers for days..."

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The Telegraph

"Rivetingly complex..."

"Piercing..."

"It’s a lowkey, almost downbeat drama, but with something invigoratingly cerebral."

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The Guardian

"Gripping and enigmatic..."

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Collider

"(An) uncommonly mature film..."

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Variety

"To write uncertainty in a way that keeps the viewer tense as a coiled spring throughout a hefty two and half hour runtime is a rare gift."

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Little White Lies

"Triet builds a taut did-she-do-it tension while also working in discomfiting questions about marital power dynamics..."

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Financial Times

"Takes a while to engage, but turns into a twisty, thought-provoking drama."

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Screen Daily

"What gives this film an edge is the way Daniel is brought forward from the margins..."

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Indian Express

Anatomy of a Fall | Details

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Award winner: Best Original Screenplay, Oscars 2024; Best Original Screenplay, BAFTAs 2024; Palme d'Or winner at Cannes 2023. Best Film (Non-English Language) and Best Screenplay (Justine Triet and Arthur Harari) winner at the 2024 Golden Globes.
Rating: MA15+, Strong themes, suicide references and violence
Runtime: 152
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country of origin: France