Hélène de Fougerolles stars as Sam in the thriller Les bois assassins on France 3. “I love watching thrillers and playing cops, I like it a lot, especially since I live in the provinces,” she says.

She also salutes the freedom of speech actresses have been given since the Césars' victory in 2004. ‘I'm lucky to play such a character of a free girl, politically incorrect, a little crazy... It's a gift.’