In Her Name

2016
7.1| 1h27m| en
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In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and leads him to accuse Kalinka’s stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer. Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to France, where he will dedicate his life to Kalinka’s justice and the imprisonment of Krombach.

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Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
jase-prasad Have the same crime happen against their own daughters, just so they know how he feel and did what he did.
dbdumonteil Vincent Garenq is the new André Cayatte: apart from his first effort which dealt with gays who wanted a child ,his next three works " Presume Coupable " "L'Equipe " and "Kalinka " aka " Au Nom De Ma Fille " have seen him champion causes.Unlike Cayatte ,a former lawyer who used fiction-and sometimes widely talked about affairs -,Vincent Garenq bases his films on real facts ;but like him ,and in spite of occasional flashbacks, he favors firm screenplays, linear story- telling .His style may seem jerky,telegraphic ,but his account covers 30 years (of fight against a blind justice which releases a criminal ,leaving him free to commit other horrors .)And this succinctness helps the director sustain the interest through the whole film.Daniel Auteuil is ,as usual ,convincing as a father who devotes his life to do his beloved daughter justice ;and hats off to the make - ups: the principal is in his late thirties when he begins the task,and a sexagenarian when he finally wins the case ,and it's credible!Even Hercules was not asked not such a labor :to clean the Augean stables of justice .That was what André Cayatte would do, that's what Vincent Garenq do today.
Cinefill1 -Au nom de ma fille is a 2016 French-German drama film directed by Vincent Garenq. The film is based on the true story of the Kalinka Bamberski case which took place in 1982. The film was released on 16 March 2016.--Synopsis :-Dieter Krombach, a German doctor, is suspected of having raped and murdered Kalinka, the beautiful daughter younger than 14 years. The father of Kalinka, Bamberski André, fighting to ensure that justice be done.--Cast:• Daniel Auteuil as André Bamberski • Marie-Josée Croze as Dany • Sebastian Koch as Dieter Krombach • Christelle Cornil as Cécile • Lilas-Rose Gilberti as Kalinka (6-year-old) • Emma Besson as Kalinka (14-year-old) • Christian Kmiotek as Robert • Serge Feuillard as Maître Gibault • Fred Personne as Bamberski's Father
GUENOT PHILIPPE Inspired from actual events, this is a true compelling story. The tale of a man whose daughter was raped and killed by her step father, because her mother had divorced from the teenage's father. But the rapist was a German citizen who took full advantage of the lack of extradition policy between France and Germany. So, during more than thirty years, the poor father - Daniel Auteuil - never stopped fighting, over and over, to get justice for his murdered daughter. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS He finally succeeded in his task, every body in France knows that, but this film is still gluing for the audience, thanks to the outstanding performance of Auteuil.

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