Overview
A haunting investigation unfolds as a detective confronts the shadows of a past crime.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- foreboding
- intimate
- serious movie night
- european cinema evening
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a grim, finely crafted, quietly thrilling police procedural with a layered examination of violence and its social aftermath.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yohan's investigation of Clara's murder becomes the case that haunts him, with the emotional aftermath extending beyond ordinary police procedure.
The investigation repeatedly confronts misogynistic attitudes toward Clara and the toxic social consequences surrounding violence against women.
The film grounds its fictional investigation in Grenoble, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, and credible police environments rather than stylized genre spectacle.
Its central concern is the ripple effect of Clara's murder and the way the case affects Yohan and the wider investigation team.
Films like The Night of the 12th, and why
Memories of Murder
shares a grim police procedural structure, unresolved investigation, and psychologically restrained examination of violence against women
The Girl in the Fog
shares an atmospheric european murder investigation, elusive suspects, and bleak reflections on misogyny and social complicity
The Girl by the Lake
shares a quiet, morally serious detective story in which the investigation exposes intimate violence and institutional limitations
Zodiac
shares a layered crime drama focused less on solving a case than on the corrosive emotional aftermath of an unsolved murder
Movie Details
- Director
- Dominik Moll
- Release Date
- 2022-07-13
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (802)
Cast
- Bastien Bouillon
- Bouli Lanners
- Anouk Grinberg
- Mouna Soualem
- Pauline Serieys
- Théo Cholbi
- Johann Dionnet
- Thibaut Évrard
- Julien Frison
- Paul Jeanson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- France Channel Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 The Night of the 12th about?
- A haunted Grenoble detective pursues the killer of a young woman while confronting the misogyny and unanswered questions surrounding her death.
- What is The Night of the 12th like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Night of the 12th as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Night of the 12th violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Night of the 12th as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Night of the 12th?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a grim, finely crafted, quietly thrilling police procedural with a layered examination of violence and its social aftermath.
- Which films are like The Night of the 12th?
- Films with a similar feel include Memories of Murder, The Girl in the Fog, The Girl by the Lake, and Zodiac.
- How long is The Night of the 12th?
- The Night of the 12th runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Night of the 12th?
- In United States, The Night of the 12th streams on France Channel Amazon Channel.
