The Advocate
Bizarre black comedy about 15th-century Paris lawyer Richard Courtois (Firth) who decides to ply his trade in the country, only to find things stranger than he can imagine. His first case turns out to be defending a pig that’s accused of murdering a child. And the pig is owned by beautiful gypsy Samira (Annabi), so the idealistic lawyer can fall in love (or lust). There’s religion and superstition, there’s power struggles, there’s ignorance versus knowledge–things sound very modern indeed.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Director: Leslie Megahey
Actors: Amina Annabi, Colin Firth, Donald Pleasence, Harriet Walter, Ian Holm, Jim Carter, Lysette Anthony, Michael Gough, Nicol Williamson, Sophie Dix
Country: France, UK