Drama
Aline Issermann's "Shades of Doubt" ("L'Ombre du Doute"), a French film about a wrenching family crisis, is set forth with remarkable restraint. The subject is incest, but the story's potential for tawdriness is never exploited. Instead, Ms. Issermann presents a discreet, methodical account of how 12-year-old Alexandrine comes to bring and then recant charges against her father, Jean.
Directed by
Aline Issermann
Written by
Martine Fadier-Nisse, Frédérique Gruyer, Aline Issermann
Thierry Lhermitte
Alexandrine's Lawyer
Féodor Atkine
Therapist
Dominique Lavanant
Alexandrine's Teacher
Emmanuelle Riva
Grandmother
Roland Bertin
Judge
Mireille Perrier
Mother
Michel Aumont
Grandfather
Alain Bashung
Father
Sandrine Blancke
Alexandrine
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Maître Toussaint / l'avocat de Jean
Luis Issermann
Pierre

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