The Night of the 12th

The Night of the 12th
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa Nuit du 12
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Directed byDominik Moll
Screenplay by
Based on18.3 – Une année à la PJ
by Pauline Guéna
Produced by
  • Caroline Benjo
  • Barbara Letellier
  • Carole Scotta
  • Simon Arnal
Starring
CinematographyPatrick Ghiringhelli
Edited byLaurent Rouan
Music byOlivier Marguerit
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Haut et Court (France)
  • O'Brother Distribution (Belgium)
Release dates
  • 20 May 2022 (2022-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) (France)
  • 31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) (Belgium)
Running time
114 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Box office$3.8 million

The Night of the 12th (French: La Nuit du 12) is a 2022 mystery thriller film directed by Dominik Moll from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gilles Marchand, based on the 2020 non-fiction book 18.3 – Une année à la PJ by Pauline Guéna. It stars Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Anouk Grinberg, Théo Cholbi, Johann Dionnet, Thibault Evrard, Julien Frison, Paul Jeanson, Mouna Soualem and Pauline Serieys. The film follows the investigation into the murder of a young woman in a small town in the French Alps, led by a recently promoted police captain.

The Night of the 12th premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2022. The film was released theatrically in France on 13 July 2022 by Haut et Court and in Belgium on 31 August 2022 by O'Brother Distribution. It received ten nominations at the 48th César Awards, winning six, including Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director for Moll, Best Supporting Actor for Lanners, and Most Promising Actor for Bouillon.