《Anatomie d'une chute‎》is an in-depth analysis of the relationship between husband and wife, family secrets and the complex aspects of human nature.Through an unexpected death, the film takes viewers into the heart of a European intellectual family, revealing the pain, betrayal and lies hidden beneath the surface.

The film is centered around a court trial. Female director Justine Trier cleverly uses the court trial scenes to introduce the audience into a story full of tension.The trial is not only a legal examination of the accidental death, but also an in-depth analysis of a marriage and a couple's relationship.During the trial, secrets were revealed one by one, and emotions were analyzed, allowing people to see the trust and betrayal, love and pain in the relationship between husband and wife.