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
Aline Issermann, Martine Fadier-Nisse, Frédérique Gruyer
Thierry Lhermitte
Alexandrine's Lawyer
Dominique Lavanant
Alexandrine's Teacher
Féodor Atkine
Therapist
Emmanuelle Riva
Grandmother
Mireille Perrier
Mother
Alain Bashung
Father
Michel Aumont
Grandfather
Roland Bertin
Judge
Sandrine Blancke
Alexandrine
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Maître Toussaint / l'avocat de Jean
Luis Issermann
Pierre

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