We Are All Murderers

"We Are All Murderers" (1952) is a French-Italian crime drama film that condemns the sadistic ritual of capital punishment in France. The film follows René Le Guen, played by Marcel Mouloudji, a former resistance fighter trained to kill Germans during World War II who continues to apply his skills and is arrested for murder. As he waits on death row with other convicted murderers, the audience feels as dehumanized as the four men, highlighting the French system's cruel nature. The film won a special jury prize at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival, despite being criticized by the French law enforcement establishment.