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The Costly Truth

Released
2004-01-16
Rating

38%

Type

Movie

Runtime

2h 30m

ThrillerTV Movie

AI Analysis

The Costly Truth (2004) — AI movie analysis

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WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Costly Truth (2004) — a movie tagged as Thriller and TV Movie with tense moods and steady pacing.

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Story & themes: Investigating judge at the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Marseille, Françoise Larchey is the wife of Jean-Pierre Larchey, a famous architect of the Coast. The couple has a son, Valentin, seventeen years old... The death of Edith Mesniel, a local political figure, puts the town in turmoil. But when Emilie, Edith's only dau… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~150 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate The Costly Truth 38% (4 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.

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Synopsis

Investigating judge at the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Marseille, Françoise Larchey is the wife of Jean-Pierre Larchey, a famous architect of the Coast. The couple has a son, Valentin, seventeen years old... The death of Edith Mesniel, a local political figure, puts the town in turmoil. But when Emilie, Edith's only daughter and Valentin's girlfriend, confides to Françoise that her mother's death was not accidental, Madame le Juge decides to look into the case. By attacking this case, Françoise disturbs many people. She receives death threats, her son and Emilie are also threatened but she refuses to give up. And she discovers little by little that the mafia infiltrated in all the country.

Quick facts

Type
Movie
Status
Released
Release date
2004-01-16
Runtime
2h 30m
TMDB rating
3.8
TMDB ID
518479

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Investigating judge at the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Marseille, Françoise Larchey is the wife of Jean-Pierre Larchey, a famous architect of the Coast. The couple has a son, Valentin, seventeen years ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.

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How long is the movie The Costly Truth?

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