Cédric Kahn's film traces Georges Kiejman's defense of the thug in costume. The lawyer died on the morning of the Paris press screening.

Arthur Harari lends him his sharp features, his eagle eyes and his hair. It's curious, this penchant of intellectuals for thugs. We must remember. It was only petitions, support committees. That year, he defended Pierre Goldman, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment. Reason: four armed robberies, including one that caused the death of two pharmacists.