“The Girl in the Woods”, a thriller adapted from a novel by Patricia MacDonald, was programmed on France 3 on Thursday November 14.
The girl in the woods was scheduled on France 3 this Thursday, November 14, at 9:05 p.m. Directed by Marie-Hélène Copti, this TV film is the adaptation of the eponymous novel by the prolific American thriller author, Patricia MacDonald. The plot follows Jeanne, a 27-year-old woman who returns to her childhood town following the death of her sister Céline. On her deathbed, the latter admits to having sent an innocent man to prison 15 years earlier, Youssef, by refusing to provide him with an alibi for the murder of Julie, Jeanne’s best friend.
Upset by this revelation, the latter knows that she cannot remain without doing anything. Having sworn to Céline that she would do everything to free Youssef, she begins her investigation with the hope of discovering who the real murderer is. This affair stirs up painful memories for her and her loved ones…
A convincing casting for a successful thriller
A quality casting comes to carry The girl in the woods. The young Carolina Jurczak, revealed in The Boyhere plays his first main role. She is surrounded by Antoine Duléry as a gruff uncle, Agnès Soral as a nurse, Mathieu Spinosi (Clem) and the young Thibault Authié, very fair.
The girl in the woods is on the other hand a rebroadcast, but those who have not seen it can be tempted. When it was released in 2021, the TV film won over critics. If Moustique hailed a “family thriller, with its secrets, its unsaid words, an impeccable cast”, Télé Loisirs spoke of a “very well constructed thriller”, despite an ending “a little too hasty”. For its part, Télé 7 Jours applauded “a gripping thriller against a backdrop of family drama” where “the investigation is quickly relegated to the background to concentrate on the relationships between Jeanne and her uncle, played magnificently by Antoine Duléry”.
Even if it does not avoid certain pitfalls of the genre, this French adaptation of a novel by Patricia MacDonald is therefore worth the detour for its casting and its way of depicting a family torn apart by secrets. An effective thriller to (re)discover.