What is it about?
Susan Sarok, an artist, was burned alive in her studio twenty years ago. An accident whose history will continue to spread in the region due to two new murders, the murder of two gallerists. Crimes related to Susan’s death that may be murder.
The investigation into the deaths of the gallerists is led by Marion, Susan’s daughter, who experienced her mother’s disappearance as a child, and Antoine Le Mézec, the head of the investigation at the time. This was his first investigation.
Was he missing a crucial element? Would he hide it willingly? What is the connection between all these cases? What is Sebastien, Marion’s father, a medical examiner who is also responsible for investigating the deaths of two gallerists and Susan Sarok’s husband, hiding?
His love for Susan remained unchanged all these years and deep down he always thought he was being lied to. How far will he go to find out the truth?
Saturday, March 18, from 9:10 p.m. on France 3
who is he with
Directed by Stéphane Capes, who notably worked on La Stagiaire and Le Crime, which suits him so well, Meurtres à Pont-Aven is directed by Alexandre Brasseur, Astrid Rous and Stéphane Freys.
First known to the general public as Alex Bertrand in TF1’s daily series Tomorrow belongs to us. As for Stéphane Freys, he was in the cast of the fourth season of The Ten Percent, but also appeared in Noces Rouges and Prière d’Enquête.
On the other hand, Astrid Rousey was in the first episode of Escape and also starred in the movie My Heroine, which was released last December. Michel Voyta (Baron Noir), Naima Rodrique (Such a Big Sun, Tomorrow Belongs to Us) and Anna Canovas (A More Beautiful Life) round out the cast of the fiction written by Severin Jacque (A Beautiful Story).
Is it worth checking out?
In the “Meurtres à…” family, I ask for Meurtres à Pont-Aven, the new 90-minute detective fiction written by Severin Jacque. In the program: a new city, new murders and, above all, a new duo of investigators who are ready to do everything to catch the criminal.
When two gallery owners are found dead, police officer Marion Sarok must team up with Antoine Le Mezec, an agent who investigated the death 20 years earlier of her mother, Suzanne, an artist who was burned alive in her studio.
They won’t be wondering for long if the two businesses aren’t connected. Did Antoine miss something during the first investigation? And wouldn’t Sebastien, Marion’s father, also a medical examiner, be hiding something about Susan’s death? As the investigation progresses, Marion will begin to uncover dark family secrets that could change everything.
With its original screenplay, mixing art, fraud and survival, Meurtres à Pont-Aven manages to captivate us from the first to the last minute. A well-crafted police investigation leads us down false trail after false trail, to a finale that is surprising to say the least, offering an emotional moment.
The good chemistry between the various actors allows Meurtres à Pont-Aven to distinguish itself from other fiction of this genre. Young Astrid Roos is particularly convincing as this evil cop trying to find out what happened to her mother, and her chemistry with Stefan Frey, who plays her character’s father, is undeniable, making their relationship believable.
On the other hand, Alexandre Brasser is not outstanding and creates an excellent duet with Astrid Rous. In short, Meurtres à Pont-Aven is a TV movie with a well-crafted script, with many twists and turns, based on the magnificent rainy landscapes of Finistère.
Source: Allocine
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