Overview
A father's relentless quest for justice leads him down a dark path of vengeance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- harrowing
- serious
- determined
- serious movie night
- true crime viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the film as a powerful, gripping true-crime drama anchored by Daniel Auteuil’s committed performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
André Bamberski spends 27 years investigating Kalinka's death and pursuing Doctor Dieter Krombach.
The plot focuses on Bamberski's struggle to secure justice after the official response fails to resolve the case.
The film combines a father's grief with a long investigation into disturbing circumstances surrounding his daughter's death.
The French father pursues justice involving German doctor Dieter Krombach and a transnational criminal case.
Films like In Her Name, and why
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
shared true-crime drama, parental grief, and a relentless pursuit of justice
Zodiac
shared procedural investigation, institutional frustration, and grim moral urgency
In the Name of the Father
shared true-events basis, courtroom pressure, and determined resistance to impunity
Movie Details
- Director
- Vincent Garenq
- Release Date
- 2016-03-16
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (337)
Cast
- Daniel Auteuil
- Sebastian Koch
- Marie-Josée Croze
- Christelle Cornil
- Lila-Rose Gilberti
- Emma Besson
- Christian Kmiotek
- Serge Feuillard
- Fred Personne
- Thérèse Roussel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel, France Channel Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is In Her Name about?
- A grieving father turns 27 years of unanswered questions into an uncompromising campaign to bring his daughter’s presumed killer to justice.
- What is In Her Name like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of In Her Name as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is In Her Name violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in In Her Name as moderate.
- What did critics think of In Her Name?
- Critics broadly praise the film as a powerful, gripping true-crime drama anchored by Daniel Auteuil’s committed performance.
- Which films are like In Her Name?
- Films with a similar feel include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Zodiac, and In the Name of the Father.
- How long is In Her Name?
- In Her Name runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch In Her Name?
- In United States, In Her Name streams on Philo, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel, France Channel Amazon Channel.
