Isabelle Huppert headlines an ensemble comedy-mystery built around a lie that spirals further than anyone expects. The Crime Is Mine, directed by François Ozon, turns a courtroom scandal into a showcase for 1930s Paris stagecraft and razor-sharp banter.
What is The Crime Is Mine about?
Madeleine Verdier, an actress without money or prospects, finds herself accused after a powerful producer turns up dead. With her closest friend at her side, she argues her way to acquittal on grounds of self-defense — and discovers that surviving the scandal opens doors her career never could on its own. Ozon follows what happens after the verdict: newfound fame, sudden wealth, and a circle of admirers who all want a piece of Madeleine's story. The comedy sharpens as her success builds on a version of events that starts to feel less and less stable, and the film leans into the gap between what Paris believes about Madeleine and what she and her friend actually know.
About the cast
Nadia Tereszkiewicz plays Madeleine, with Rebecca Marder as her closest ally through the scandal. Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini, Dany Boon, André Dussollier, and Jean-Christophe Bouvet fill out a supporting cast of lawyers, rivals, and Parisian society figures who all have a stake in how Madeleine's story is told.
Context & significance
The Crime Is Mine is a 2023 French production from François Ozon, a director known for restaging period settings with a modern comic edge. Set in 1930s Paris, the film uses its courtroom-and-cabaret backdrop to poke at how quickly public opinion can turn a scandal into a career, and how fragile that kind of fame can be once questions start getting asked again. At 102 minutes, it moves at the pace of the farce it's built as, trading long setups for quick reversals.
Watching The Crime Is Mine on Ktime
The Crime Is Mine streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so the film's dialogue-heavy comedy comes through clearly for Farsi-speaking viewers. The film's page is free to read for anyone; watching requires only a K-Time account login.