Legal Aid_
At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but, lately, his little income and his arduous working conditions have been eroding his idealism. So, when Henry Marsac, a leading (but seemingly corrupt), professional colleague, offers him to work on bigger and more lucrative cases, he ends up accepting. Little does he know what Marsac is up to...
Starring
Roschdy Zem, Mathias Mlekuz, Sophie Guillemin
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Legal Aid was released 17 years ago in 2009.
Overview
At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but,...
Legal Aid is a Thriller film with a runtime of 1h 31m.
CAST (13)
Roschdy Zem
Antoine Lahoud
Mathias Mlekuz
Bertrand
Sophie Guillemin
Garance Leclerc
Jean-Pierre Martins
Barsamian
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Henry Marsac
Brigitte Virtudes
Madame Fontabrisse - la concierge
Jacky Nercessian
La seconde présidente du tribunal (as Jackie Nercessian)
JM
Jean-Claude Montheil
Le juge d'instruction
Nathalie Lacroix
La greffière
Pierre Londiche
Maître Le Peltier Pouchard
RL
Rodolphe Le Corre
Le deuxième truand (as Rodolphe Le Cor)
TH
Toni Hristov
Dostom (as Toni Hristoff)
Vinciane Millereau
La juge des libertés et de la détention
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Legal Aid about?
At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but, lately, his little income and his arduous working conditions have been eroding his idealism. So, when Henry Marsac, a leading (but seemingly corrupt), professional colleague, offers him to work on bigger and more lucrative cases, he ends up accepting. Little does he know what Marsac is up to...
How long is Legal Aid?
Legal Aid has a runtime of 91 minutes (1h 31m).
Who stars in Legal Aid?
The cast of Legal Aid includes Roschdy Zem, Mathias Mlekuz, Sophie Guillemin, Jean-Pierre Martins, Jean-Philippe Écoffey.
What is the rating of Legal Aid?
Legal Aid has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 based on 13 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Thriller