If you're in trouble, call Un bon avocat But only to spend a nice evening on the couch with Netflix's new title

You can have an addiction, start drinking, or get tangled up in criminal affairs, but that doesn't mean you stop being good at your job or wanting to keep it. Léonard Landry is convinced of this. Played by Laurent Lafitte in Un bon avocat, this protagonist's drug use reaches such a point that it causes him to overdose right in the courtroom while performing his duties as a lawyer. An incident that exposes his addiction to the world: he now risks being disbarred and seeing his entire existence collapse. Because Léonard Landry is not just a lawyer, he is a good lawyer. Hence the title and the need to turn his life around in Tristan Séguéla's new film, co-written by the director with Marcia Romano, Simon Jacquet, and Stéphane Sebag. Premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival, it has been available on Netflix since November 9.

Right from the opening scenes, Un bon avocat adopts a fast-paced rhythm - quick without being rushed, rather nervous - mirroring that palpable tension where one tries not to get overwhelmed. Even after the climax of the opening long sequence, where the protagonist collapses, no longer able to hide his already altered state, the film's tempo remains steady. The man seeks to get back on his feet by piecing together the fragments of his personal and professional life. And even when his successful attempts alternate with failures, a certain tension remains, always ready to make him buckle once more. It is a rhythm that keeps both the protagonist and the viewer on edge as Léonard tries to stand tall, proving to others and to himself that he can still make it.

He is joined by Noé, the young and increasingly popular Anthony Bajon (born in 1994, one of the most promising and freshest European actors of the moment, having won an award at the Berlinale at just twenty-four for his performance in Cédric Kahn's La Prière in 2018). A solitary trainee, older than the average peers taking their first steps into the legal world, he is chosen by Léonard more to act as his driver than for actual legal support, yet he soon proves indispensable in keeping the protagonist on track. The young man also serves as a device to explore and deeply understand the meaning of the lawyer's profession - a role steeped in virtues and values that, in the best-case scenario, fights to ensure justice is served. It is a figure that must remain impartial when taking on a case, but in other situations can take a stand, choosing whether or not to truly do good - which is precisely the dilemma Léonard faces in Un bon avocat.

Through this both intimate and universal examination of the profession, Séguéla crafts a thriller that unfolds between the offices of the powerful and the wrongdoings of criminality, considerably narrowing the distance between these two extremes. He brings them together in a narrative that masterfully handles both worlds and the way his protagonist navigates them. Combined with the film's steady pace, this dynamic ceaselessly fuels Léonard's quest and guarantees entertainment for the viewer, guided throughout the story by the very good performances of Lafitte, Bajon, and their co-star Mélanie Laurent.