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The acclaimed new series by Oscar-winning director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade.
A story of decades of collective blindness.
Breaking record figures in prime time on France 2 and on france.tv, Samber is the most watched series in France Televisions' platform history.
Late 80’s in Northern France, women are being sexually assaulted along the same road by the Samber river – with attacks taking place early mornings and in a similar style. The police fail to get to grips with the extent of these assaults or make a connection between the cases. The justice system is overwhelmed by the accumulating cases. It will take 30 years to catch a man, who never stopped attacking women and is responsible for at least 54 cases of rape or sexual assault. Samber is a thriller that recounts the progression of the investigation, and its repercussions from the 80’s through to 2018 and the beginning of the #metoo era.
Genre: drama, mini-series
Format: 6x1 hour
Original title: Sambre
Directed by: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Written by: Alice Géraud and Marc Herpoux
Produced by: Matthieu Belghiti (What’s Up Films), Lionel Uzan (Federation Studios), Jacques Henri BRONCKART, Gwennaëlle LIBERT, Tatjana KOZAR (Versus Production)
Original Broadcasters: France 2
Additional coproduction and partners: With the participation of France Televisions
Cast: Alix Poisson, Noémie Lvovsky, Clémence Poésy, Olivier Gourmet, Julien Frison, Pauline Parigot, Jonathan Turnbull
Language: French
Year of production: 2022
International Sales: Federation Studios
Festivals & awards: Winner of Best Foreign TV Film/Miniseries at the Shanghai TV Festival, Best Series at The American French Film Festival, Best Production, Best Realisation, Best Performance 40' (Alix Poisson), Best Series 40' at the ACS awards
