In 1970s France, the trial of Pierre Goldman was known as “The Trial of the Century.” Goldman was charged in April 1970 with “four armed attacks, one of which led to the death of two pharmacists.” Sentenced to life imprisonment in December 1974, Goldman insists he is innocent of the murders. In November 1975, the appeals court transfers the case to the Amiens Criminal Court where Goldman is retried for his crimes.
“The Goldman Case” is director/cowriter Cédric Kahn’s gripping, dramatized recounting of the trial and filmed almost entirely in the courtroom. As witnesses testify, Goldman speaks out, his supporters react, and the accused’s lawyers try to mount a defense for their client. The case is as fascinating as Goldman’s character. He was a Polish Jew, born in France, who became a revolutionary and spent time in Venezuela. He was assassinated in 1979 “in conditions that remain unclear.”
