An Ordinary Case

An Ordinary Case
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe Fil
Directed byDaniel Auteuil
Screenplay by
  • Daniel Auteuil
  • Steven Mitz
Based onLe Livre de Maître Mô
by Jean-Yves Moyart
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJean-François Hensgens
Edited byValérie Deseine
Music byGaspar Claus
Production
companies
Distributed byZinc
Release dates
  • 21 May 2024 (2024-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 11 September 2024 (2024-09-11) (France)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office688,297 admissions (France)

An Ordinary Case (French: Le Fil, lit.'The Thread') is a 2024 French legal drama film co-written, directed and starring Daniel Auteuil. The screenplay was written by Auteuil with Steven Mitz and is an adaptation of Le Livre de Maître Mô, a book of the legal experiences of the French criminal lawyer and blogger Jean-Yves Moyart. Auteuil stars as a lawyer hired to defend a client accused of his wife's murder.

The film had its world premiere in the Special Screenings section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2024. It was theatrically released on 11 September 2024 by Zinc.