Aline Issermann's "Shades of Doubt" ("L'Ombre du Doute"), a French film about a wrenching family crisis, is set forth with remarkable restraint. The subject is incest, but the story's potential for tawdriness is never exploited. Instead, Ms. Issermann presents a discreet, methodical account of how 12-year-old Alexandrine comes to bring and then recant charges against her father, Jean.
as Mother
as Father
as Alexandrine
as Grandfather
as Grandmother
as Pierre
as Judge
as Alexandrine's Teacher
as Alexandrine's Lawyer
as Maître Toussaint / l'avocat de Jean
as Therapist