Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me

Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me

Directed by Yves Rénier

Produced by TF1

201891 min7.7 / 10

A harrowing true-crime drama about domestic violence, desperation, and a woman's act of survival that becomes a public reckoning.

On Monday, September 10, 2012, Jacqueline Sauvage shot her husband the back three times. She then learned that their son had just committed suicide. And so the most publicized trial in recent years commenced.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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