Tonight on TV: Le Torrent, the thriller starring José Garcia and André Dussolier - Our opinion

Published by Nathanaël de Sortiraparis · Published on October 8th, 2023 at 09:49 a.m.
After the accidental death of his wife, Alexandre, played by José Garcia, becomes trapped in a spiral of lies. This is the pitch for "Torrent", Anne le Ny's new film. First broadcast this Saturday, October 6.

In Le Torrent, Anne le Ny directs José Garcia and André Dussollier in a police thriller set in the heart of the Vosges mountains. The film will be broadcast this Saturday, October 6, at 10:35 pm on Canal+.

The Torrent trailer

When Alexandre, played by José Garcia, discovers that his wife is cheating on him, an argument breaks out and she accidentally falls to her death. From that moment on, a vicious circle begins to form around Alexandre, who prefers to lie to avoid being accused of murder, with the complicity of his eldest daughter.

Without much subtlety, Le Torrent turns out to be a good Sunday-night thriller. Effective, it delivers what the viewer is looking for. The suspense is well-handled and the script holds together, but there's something missing to make it totally gripping. The actors' score and the moral dilemma of José Garcia and Capucine Valmary, who plays his daughter, are well conveyed on screen. This is the kind of film that will appeal to the general public, but perhaps not to aficionados of the genre, who won't see much originality in it.

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Dates and Opening Time
On October 6th, 2023

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    Average duration
    1 h 41 min

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