10th District Court (French: 10e Chambre — Instants d'audience) is a 2004 documentary film from France, directed by Raymond Depardon.[1]

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10th District Court
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Directed byRaymond Depardon
Produced byClaude Morice
Claudine Nougaret
Adrien Roche
CinematographyJustine Bourgade
Raymond Depardon
Fabienne Octobre
Edited bySimon Jacquet
Lucile Sautarel
Distributed byLes Films du Losange
Release date
  • 2 June 2004 (2004-06-02)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
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Synopsis

The proceedings of a Paris courtroom are the grist for this documentary. Drawn from over 200 appearances before the same female judge, the director chooses a dozen or so varied misdemeanor and civil hearings to highlight the subtle details of human behaviour. In the process he draws attention to issues of guilt, innocence, policing and ethnicity in France.

Reception

The Guardian's Mark Kermode judged 10th District Court showed a "gallery" of personalities which was "fascinating".[2] His colleague Peter Bradshaw considered the film a "superb documentary".[3]

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