This is a psychological crime film. The girl has pleaded guilty and the bulk of evidence is against her. The only question that has not been answered concerns the motive of the crime. The truth is not as simple as the facts must appear. It is somewhat like the forest in which the investigating magistrate jogs every morning. Man is like a forest; you should take a look from the inside to see what he is really like. Otherwise one runs the risk of mot seeing the wood from the trees. The inner worlds of the magistrate and the girl, along with their varied outlooks on life, clash in the course of an aggressive and lyrical dialogue of things said and implied. And out of this clash not only is a new logic born, but also a tender feeling between two complex personalities living in a complex world.
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