The Costly Truth 2004
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 150 minutes
- Director
- Joël Santoni
- Networks
- Telfrance, TF1
- Where to Stream
- TF1+, Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
What is The Costly Truth?
Topic: Film "The Costly Truth" (2004). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2004
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 150 minutes
- Release date
- Jan 16, 2004
- Original language
- FR
- Origin
- France
- Studios
- Telfrance, TF1
- Genres
- Thriller, TV Movie
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 3.8/10 from 4 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~150 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Telfrance, TF1
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Topic: Film "The Costly Truth" (2004).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, or viewership numbers.
Omit details not in the material.
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: The Costly Truth (2004).
Genre: Thriller and TV Movie.
Runtime: 2h 30m.
Main Character: Françoise Larchey, an investigating judge at the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Marseille.
Family: Wife of Jean-Pierre Larchey (famous architect of the Coast); mother of Valentin (seventeen years old).
Plot: Death of Edith Mesniel (local political figure) causes turmoil. Emilie (Edith's only daughter and Valentin's girlfriend) tells Françoise the death was not accidental. Françoise investigates.
Conflict: Investigation disturbs people; Françoise, Valentin, and Emilie receive death threats.
Attempt 1 (Mental Draft):
The Costly Truth is a 2004 thriller and TV movie with a runtime of 2 hours and 30 minutes
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Is The Costly Truth worth watching?
The Costly Truth holds a community rating of 3.8/10 based on 4 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging Thriller, TV Movie for fans of the genre.
How long is the movie The Costly Truth and when was it released?
The Costly Truth is a feature film with a runtime of 150 minutes. It was released in 2004. Release status: Released.
Who directed The Costly Truth?
The Costly Truth was directed by Joël Santoni.
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