La Faille

Not to be confused with 1975 feature film, La faille better known as Weak Spot.
For other TV series named the Wall, see Wall.
La Faille
FrenchLa Faille
Genre
  • Thriller
  • crime fiction
  • drama
Written byFrédéric Ouellet
Directed by
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languages
  • French
  • English
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producer
  • Dominique Veillet
CinematographyClaudine Sauvé
Simon-Pierre Gingras
EditorsMichel Grou
Yvann Thibaudeau
Cédric Coussy
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time40–45 mins. (per episode)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkClub Illico
ReleaseDecember 12, 2019 (2019-12-12)
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La Faille (English: The Flaw) or The Wall (French: Le Mur) is a French Canadian television crime drama series of three seasons, with a total of 25 episodes, which started broadcasting on Club Illico in 2019.[1] The series is written by Frédéric Ouellet, directed by Patrice Sauvé (first two seasons) and Daniel Roby (third season),[2] and produced by Dominique Veillet for Pixcom [fr]/Quebecor Content.[3] The first season of eight episodes was broadcast in Canada from December 12, 2019 and in France as The Wall: Cover Your Tracks from April 26, 2020 via 13ème Rue.[4] The second season, La Faille 2 or The Wall: The Chateau Murder (French: Le meurtre du château), of nine episodes was broadcast from October 17, 2021.[5][6] La Faille 3: La Verger or The Wall: The Orchard, the third and final season of eight episodes, was aired on November 16, 2022.[2][6][7]

The first season is set in the mining town of Fermont, north-eastern Quebec, Canada. Fermont's major structural feature is popularly known as the Wall, which comprises self-contained residential, commercial, recreational and educational buildings.[8] In La Faille the main protagonist, detective sergeant Céline (Isabel Richer), is sent from provincial capital Quebec City to investigate the murder of a stripper-prostitute, inside the Wall.[1] Assisting Céline is local uniformed policeman Alex (Alexandre Landry).[1] Céline encounters her estranged daughter Sophie (Maripier Morin) who is married to the mine-owner's son Lou (Jean-Philippe Perras).[1] In France season one's broadcasting was halted in mid-July 2020 when French-Canadian singer-songwriter Safia Nolin aired allegations of sexual assault and racist statements by Morin.[9][10] Morin publicly apologized, Nolin did not lodge any official complaint and the artistic community pressured Club Illico so that broadcasting was resumed.[10]

During the second season, Céline is back in Quebec City and investigates the murder of a civil engineer – found encased in concrete in a Château Frontenac bathroom.[5] Alex, on compulsory leave for post-traumatic stress disorder, unofficially investigates the case, going undercover at the château. Sophie joins her father William (Bruno Verdoni) to hunt industrial secrets related to the city's major engineering projects. Céline is partnered with rookie detective Daphne (Naila Louidort).

Before filming of the third season began, Morin was removed from the cast,[6] after further allegations of inappropriate behavior had been raised.[7] For the third season, Céline traveled to her fictitious hometown of Applegrove in Eastern Townships (or Estrie).[2] Alex responds to a skeleton found in her uncle's orchard, which is identified as Céline's long-missing grandmother. Céline and Alex are joined by Estrie police officer, Johnny (Didier Lucien [fr]).[2] The squad becomes enmeshed in feuds between local families. Complications increase when the squad finds links to the bordering abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac and reinvestigate the historical murder of Céline's cousin.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Luchtman, Kelly (February 9, 2021). "The Wall (La Faille) Review: Solid Noir". Foreign Crime Drama. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Dumas, Hugo (November 16, 2022). "La faille 3 | De si bons moines ?" [Flaw 3 | Such Good Monks?]. La Presse (in French). ISSN 0317-9249. OCLC 299333147. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Veillette, Martine (January 11, 2020). "La productrice de La Faille réalise un rêve" [The Producer of La Faille Realizes a Dream]. Le journal de Chambly (in French). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Delecroix, Sébastien (April 26, 2020). "The Wall, la série qui fait froid dans le dos arrive sur 13ème Rue" [The Wall, the Chilling Series Arrives on 13th Street]. actus.sfr.fr (in French). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The Wall: The Chateau Murder (La Faille 2)". Pixcom. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Maalouf, Laila (September 22, 2021). "Début du tournage de la saison 3 de La faille" [Beginning of the Shooting of Season 3 of The Flaw]. La Presse (in French). ISSN 0317-9249. OCLC 299333147. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Picard, Guillame (May 24, 2022). "3e saison de "La faille": Dorothée Berryman, Debbie Lynch-White et Gilbert Sicotte se joignent à la distribution" [3rd Season of "The Flaw": Dorothée Berryman, Debbie Lynch-White and Gilbert Sicotte Join the Cast]. Le Journal de Québec. ISSN 0839-1106. OCLC 802434941. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  8. ^ ROA (June 19, 2021). "Canada. The Wall, the 1.3 Kilometer Wall That Protects a Village". Archyworldys. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Lemieux, Marc-André (July 13, 2020). "Maripier Morin retirée des ondes". Le Journal de Montréal. ISSN 0839-5179. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Groguhé, Marissa (July 9, 2020). "Safia Nolin accuse, Maripier Morin s'excuse" [Safia Nolin Accuses, Maripier Morin Apologizes]. La Presse (in French). ISSN 0317-9249. OCLC 299333147. Retrieved November 19, 2022.