In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.

Nadia Tereszkiewicz
as Madeleine Verdier

Rebecca Marder
as Pauline Mauléon

Isabelle Huppert
as Odette Chaumette

Fabrice Luchini
as Judge Gustave Rabusset

Dany Boon
as Fernand Palmarède

André Dussollier
as Mr Bonnard

Jean-Christophe Bouvet
as Mr Montferrand

Édouard Sulpice
as André Bonnard

Régis Laspalès
as Investigator Mr Brun

Olivier Broche
as Court clerk Léon Trapu
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It's quite hard to précis this without giving the game away, but suffice to say that when a film producer is found with an hole in his head, the police conclude that aspiring actress "Madeleine" (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) is the prime suspect after rejecting his casting couch advances. The investigating ...