Courted ( L'hermine ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]

Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Presiding judge at Criminal Court, Michel Racine (Fabrice Luchini) is a formidable man. His sobriquet is "The Two Figure Judge", because he always hands down sentences of at least 10 years. But his life takes a dramatic turn when he reunites with Ditte Lorensen-Coteret (Sidse Babett Knudsen) who happens to sit on the jury for a homicide trial. Six years ago the two developed a special friendship, leading to love. But these are dangerous times and for a high profile judge, fraternisation is simply not an option. What is a judge supposed to do? Follow his heart or rule with his head. His is a complex dilemma of cruel and distracting emotions, where nothing is simply black or white and where guilt or innocence is just a gavel strike away. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Venice Film Festival, ...Courted ( L'hermine )