SIFF 2023

"The Night of the 12th" is a compelling police procedural that follows Yohan Vives, a young detective investigating the violent murder of Clara while she was walking home late one evening. There's no shortage of potential suspects, as Clara had an active social life which included keeping company with various disreputable men—a fact that unfairly clouds the investigator's focus on the victim. It's a searing drama that explores the consequences of being a woman in a male-dominated world. If you like your police procedurals with sufficient catharsis, you may want to look elsewhere because you won't find it here—but that's the point. 

— 3 / 5 ⭐