The Advocate

The Advocate

Movie |

Child Murder | Court Case

  • Duration: 1h 42min
  • Music: Alexandre Desplat
  • Similar To: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Amsterdam
  • Story:
    Bizarre black comedy about 15th-century Paris lawyer Richard Courtois (Firth) who decides to ply his trade in the country, only to find things stranger than he can imagine. His first case turns out to be defending a pig that's accused of murdering a child. And the pig is owned by beautiful gypsy Samira (Annabi), so the idealistic lawyer can fall in love (or lust). There's religion and superstition, there's power struggles, there's ignorance versus knowledge--things sound very modern indeed.
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6.6/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Bizarre black comedy about 15th-century Paris lawyer Richard Courtois (Firth) who decides to ply his trade in the country, only to find things stranger than he can imagine. His first case turns out to be defending a pig that's accused of murdering a child. And the pig is owned by beautiful gypsy Samira (Annabi), so the idealistic lawyer can fall in love (or lust). There's religion and superstition, there's power struggles, there's ignorance versus knowledge--things sound very modern indeed.
Ratings

6.6/10

IMDb

BOX OFFICE

Box Office Collection 667 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Based on genuine court proceedings against animals.

The dream sequence is based on an Hieronymous Bosch painting.

Pincheon mentions the brain's "little eye" (in Courtois' dream), probably referencing early theories on the pineal gland.

Appearing on the American talk show The Talk (2010) in 2012, executive producer Harvey Weinstein recalled this movie as being the worst movie he had worked on, a complete disaster, and urged the audience not to see it.

Sophie Dix's debut.

Popular Dialogues

"[Richard is nude and embarrassed] Maria: Don't worry, I have brothers."

"Maria: [cheerfully taking advantage of a hotel guest's morning hard-on] Waste not, want not!"