The Verdict 2013 123movies

Watch: Het Vonnis 2013 123movies, Full Movie Online – The life of Luc Segers (Koen De Bouw) runs smoothly. He lives in a beautiful house with his wife Ella and their little daughter Anna, and will be soon appointed CEO of a logistics company. When the family Segers returns home after a company party, and Luc stops on the way to refuel, disaster strikes. Ella Segers is beaten to death by a mugger, and by a bizarre coincidence is also Anna Segers killed. Luc Segers manages to survive, but only hears what happened when he awakens from a coma three weeks later. Luc is able to identify the robber. He takes an expensive lawyer, and trusts that justice will prevail. Due to a procedural error, the state magistrate court sets the mugger on the streets again within days. Devastated by the news he turns deaf ears to the reasonings of his lawyer. He can not live with the rule that has wronged him, and decides to take the law into his own hands. He finds out the whereabouts of the robber, and shoots him. Luc Segers will be taken into custody. There begins a lawsuit , which the media takes care to inflame. Public opinion is especially sympathetic to Segers. However, the Attorney General does everything to get Segers convicted. Against the better opinion of his lawyer, Segers decides to follow a risky strategy by which he admittedly runs a high risk of life imprisonment, but there is also a minimal chance of acquittal. Segers sees that by attaining his objective, it will provide the ultimate chance at revenge on the Belgian criminal proceedings, which has left him, as many others, deprived of justice. The revenge he gets, and Luc Segers is a free man again. But a free man with the knowledge that he will never be set free from his memories and guilt..
Plot: When his wife’s murderer is released due to a procedural error, Luc will do everything in his power to stop it from happening… He is going to take justice into his own hands and will then compete with the constitutional state which let him down.
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Reviews:

Magnificent built-up tension and very good emotional involvement
Already from the start I was drawn into the movie. First with the emotional involvement due to the tragedy that happens to the main character and later in the movie because of the slowly, yet magnificent built-up tension towards the conclusion of the story. The acting is very decent too. But mostly the argumentatins used in the trial were very well motivated and the link to the reality of the contemporary problems with procedural error made this movie very good. A true recommendation.

Well-made courtroom drama
Most courtroom dramas that hit the European screens, are American movies. Of course, Hollywood has quite a tradition in making good courtroom thrillers. From the genre-defining ‘Twelve Angry Men’ to modern examples like ‘Runaway Jury’ or ‘A Few Good Men’, they all focus on the dramatic events during a courtroom trial. It’s films like these that have made sentences like ‘Objection, your honour!’ familiar to all audiences in the Western world.

It is refreshing that Flemish director Jan Verheyen has tackled this genre in his own way. He is mostly known for commercial, mainstream movies aimed at large audiences. ‘Het Vonnis’ (‘The Verdict’) is no exception, but there is a difference. This film is more than just entertainment. Verheyen also wants to tell the audience something. He is upset by the way some criminals escape their punishment because of mistakes made by the prosecution.

‘Het Vonnis’ tells the story of such a mistake. The story setup is brilliant: a man sees his wife and daughter being killed before his eyes. The murderer is found, but not convicted, because his lawyer finds a mistake in the charges: on one of the documents, the signature of the prosecutor is missing. Senseless with grief and anger, the man decides to kill the murderer and let a jury in court decide if he is guilty or not. The trial is as much about the Belgian justice system as about the crime itself.

The film has some fine moments. The first few minutes, during which the lead character sees everything he cares about shattered and destroyed, are very good. The director creates intensity with some creative aerial shots and fast focus changes. The courtroom scenes at the end are another highlight. Verheyen chooses to muffle the sound of the judge reading the final verdict, but he shows in an indirect way if the suspect is guilty or not. Another nice creative choice is to not show the murder itself, except by short flashbacks during the trial.

Of course, the film will mainly appeal to Belgian audiences. There are some nice shots of Antwerp, and fun cameos by well-known Flemish reporters and experts. Commercial television broadcaster VTM co-produced the film, which is why there are quite a few shots of news reports and popular shows.

Verheyen clearly makes his point about the justice system. Sometimes, it is so occupied with following the strict rules, that injustice is the inevitable result. But his suggestion that in Belgium countless murderers, rapists and bank robbers never get convicted because of mistakes, is not correct. The main problem with Belgian justice is that it is inefficient and slow.

Other Information:

Original Language nl
Runtime 1 hr 51 min (111 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated N/A
Genre Crime, Drama
Director Jan Verheyen
Writer Jan Verheyen
Actors Koen De Bouw, Johan Leysen, Veerle Baetens
Country Belgium
Awards 5 wins & 6 nominations
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Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa, Arri Alexa Plus, Arri Master Prime Lenses
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