The Goldman Case
2023
5.7
The Goldman Case

'The Goldman Case' trivia and fun facts

Previous title

The working title was "Je suis innocent parce que je suis innocent", meaning "I'm innocent because I'm innocent" in English.

Cannes 2023

The film has been presented at the opening of the Director's Fortnight category at the 2023 Cannes Films Festival.

Dedicated to his father

Dedicated to the director's father.

Unscripted Extras

The movie was shot chronologically, with a couple dozens of extras in the audience who were given roles (i.e. for or against Goldman). They were not given the script or told what would happen, and had no direction outside of being asked to react naturally to the scenes according to their roles.

Shot with natural light

The movie was mostly shot on the court room set, a set created on a tennis court with a canopy, meaning the whole movie was shot in natural light. Three cameras were following the main characters at all times, in medium shots. In the final movie, close-up shots are almost non-existent.

Brother of a singer

Pierre Goldman was the big half-brother to French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman, who is shown several times in this movie during the trial, played by Ulysse Dutilloy-Liégeois.

Without a soundtrack

The movie, like real life, doesn't have a soundtrack, making the trial scenes more authentic.

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