The summer events of “In the sign of crime” are back: a rich woman dies during a party and Ludovic will have to solve the case
The cycle “resumes tonight, Saturday 30 May, in prime time on Rai 2In the name of yellow“, the summer appointment with suspense and many first-run titles. Tonight it airs for the first time Murders in Les Saintes (original title Le Fantôme des Saintes), directed by Marc Barrat and starring Anne Décis, Denis Maréchal and Audrey Postel. The film tells the mysterious death of Caroline Boissaux, the rich owner of the Tourment d’Amour hotel, whose body is found by some fishermen on a beach on the island of Terre-de-Haut, at the foot of a cliff. Captain Ludovic Augustin arrives to investigate the case, sent to support his local colleague. That’s when the situation turns into a nightmare. Appointment today on Rai 2 at 9.20pm.
Murders in Les Saintes, the plot
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Ludovic Augustin is a police captain originally from Terre-de-Bas, in charge of solve a murder which seems linked to aancient local legend dating back 200 years. On site he finds himself Gaelle Boissaux, a determined local investigator (the victim’s namesake but without any family ties) who, behind her professional façade, hides the memories of a past never completely overcome: the two were in fact engaged in their youth.
After having reconnected due to the case, unresolved feelings are intertwined with the investigations, while the community is terrified by the rumors about the ghost of Caroline herself haunting the island. When the main suspect suddenly dies, the situation becomes complicated. And so, between collective superstitions and family secrets, the two policemen carry out a manhunt who it will push them to the extreme limittowards a surprising twist.
the cast
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Here are the main performers and characters of Murders in Les Sainteswritten by Sarah Malléon and Pierre Le Gall and directed by Marc Barrat:
- Anne Décis plays Lieutenant Gaëlle Boissaux
- Denis Maréchal plays Captain Ludovic Augustin
- Audrey Postel plays sidekick Diane Da Silva
- France Zobda plays Nicole Joy
- Olivier Chantreau plays Régis Boissaux
- Romane Jousset plays Suzanne Julien
- Béramis plays Marcus
- Élisa Servier plays Solange (Gaëlle’s mother)
curiosity
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The film was entirely shot in the department of Guadeloupea French overseas territory, in 2023, taking advantage of the real-life settings of Terre-de-Haut, Terre-de-Bas and the beach of Anse Vinaigri in the municipality of Le Gosier.
The Italian title of the work has been changed compared to the original French one, which was Le Fantôme des Sainteswhich instead referred to the local population’s fear of ghost of the deceased Caroline. Furthermore, the thriller constitutes one of the most intense tests for the protagonist Anne Décis, well-known face on French TV who here breaks away from her usual roles to take on the role of one Vulnerable but determined policewomangrappling with the ghosts of his past.
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