See You Up There. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2013 book, The Great Swindle
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The Great Swindle
Pierre Lemaitre, 2013
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Albert Dupontel, 2017

Albert Maillard is saved by Édouard Péricourt a few days before the Armistice. The only thing these two men have in common is the war. By directing a pointless attack, Lieutenant Pradelle ends their lives and joins them as fellow sufferers. Condemned to live, the two make an effort to survive amidst the wreckage of World War I tragedy. Thus, Albert and Édouard pull off a massive heist using the bereaved families’ remembrance and a nation’s hero worship just as Pradelle is about to earn a fortune with the corpses of the war victims.


Souviens-toi. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1994 book, Remember Me
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Remember Me
Mary Higgins Clark, 1994
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Philippe Venault, 2015

Emilie and Marc move into a house by the sea. This move and the birth of Anna are a new start in an attempt to overcome the trauma linked to the accidental death of their son which occurred five years ago. One day, Emilie meets Vincent Rivière, accused of the murder of his wife who disappeared at sea a fortnight earlier. Touched by his story, she decides to defend Vincent, thus reconnecting with her former profession as a lawyer.