The Law
2014, French. Directed by Christian Faure.
Directed by French Director Christian Faure and released in 2014, The Law brilliantly traces three days, in late Fall 1974, of stormy debate in the French National Assembly, around a bill which would make "voluntary termination of pregnancy" legal. Behind this bill stands a lone woman brilliantly played by a remarkable Emmanuelle Devos (also in The Other Son): Simone Veil the Minister of Health in the Jacques Chirac government during the presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. During these three days of violent debate Veil, a Jew and Holocaust survivor, is spared nothing: political negotiations, solitude, sparring arguments, insults and violence to her family. In spite of all of this, Veil never wavers.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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The Law is streaming on France Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Christian FaureDirector
- Emmanuelle DevosSimone Veil
- Lionel AbelanskiAntoine Veil
- Lorànt DeutschDominique Levert
- Laure KillingFrançoise Giroud
- Flore BonaventuraDiane Riestrof
- Lannick GautryRémy Bourdon
- Aurélia PetitMarceline Loridan-Ivens
- Anne GirouardMyriam, la documentaliste
- Michel JonaszGaston Defferre
- Michaël CohenJacques Chirac
- Olivier PagèsJean Lecanuet
- Alain SternMichel Poniatowski
Details
- Released
- 26 November 2014
- Original title
- La Loi
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Fanny Burdino, Samuel Doux, Mazarine Pingeot
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How long is The Law?
The Law runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Which OTT platform is The Law on?
The Law is streaming on France Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Law?
If you liked The Law, try The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Scarlet and the Black, The Rosa Parks Story.
Who directed The Law?
The Law (2014) was directed by Christian Faure and stars Emmanuelle Devos, Lionel Abelanski, Lorànt Deutsch.