The Crime is Mine

From Fri 18 Oct to Wed 20 Nov
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Paris in the 1930s is a playground for industrial heirs and debonair architects, but the City of Lights does not shine evenly for all. Struggling actress Madeleine (Nadia Terezkiewicz) and her best friend Pauline (Rebecca Marder), an unemployed lawyer, live in a cramped flat and owe five months’ rent. Opportunity knocks after a lascivious theatrical producer who made an inappropriate advance towards Madeleine turns up dead. Madeleine stands trial for murder and ascends to decadent stardom, with Pauline serving as defence counsel and media circus ringmaster. In this homage to 1930s French cinema, a new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits — until the truth comes out.

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