The Costly Truth
2004, French. Directed by Joël Santoni.
Investigating judge at the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Marseille, Françoise Larchey is the wife of Jean-Pierre Larchey, a famous architect of the Coast. The couple has a son, Valentin, seventeen years old... The death of Edith Mesniel, a local political figure, puts the town in turmoil. But when Emilie, Edith's only daughter and Valentin's girlfriend, confides to Françoise that her mother's death was not accidental, Madame le Juge decides to look into the case. By attacking this case, Françoise disturbs many people. She receives death threats, her son and Emilie are also threatened but she refuses to give up. And she discovers little by little that the mafia infiltrated in all the country.
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Joël SantoniDirector
- Anny DupereyFrançoise Larchey
- Pierre MondyAntoine Bossy
- François MarthouretJean-Pierre Larchey
- Laurent MaletJosselin Fabre
- Adrienne PaulyÉmilie Mesniel
- Guillaume RomainValentin Larchey
- Jean-Pierre MaloEdmond Carvella
- Marie LenoirÉdith Mesniel
- Jalil NaciriFrédéric Chahine
- Jean-Pierre BeckerFrancis Vargas
- Rebecca HamptonMaryse Spontini
- Till BahlmannFranck Raynaud
Details
- Released
- 16 January 2004
- Original title
- Le Prix de la vérité
- Country
- France
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The Costly Truth runs 150 minutes (2h 30m).
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The Costly Truth isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 January 2004. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Costly Truth, try Infidelity in Suburbia, Bad Sister, Secrets at the Lake.
Who directed The Costly Truth?
The Costly Truth (2004) was directed by Joël Santoni and stars Anny Duperey, Pierre Mondy, François Marthouret.