10th District Court

With cinematic understatement, French filmmaker Raymond Depardon takes viewers inside the Parisian courtroom of Madame Justice Michele Bernard-Requin as she listens to a dozen defendants charged with offenses ranging from drunk-driving and drug-dealing to stalking and weapons possession. Depardon’s film reveals a tragicomic series of vignettes which paint the brilliant psychological portraits of a diverse cast of characters. “Absolutely gripping … sometimes electrifying … all human life is here in this superb documentary” — Guardian.