The family of Laëtitia Perrais opposes the shooting of the television series on the drama of Pornic

"We do not want it. We need to turn the page. We must leave ourselves alone. "More than seven years after the disappearance of Laetitia Perrais, raped and murdered in Pornic by Tony Meilhon, the family of the young woman are preparing to plunge back into this dark history, despite themselves. A television series about this drama, which will be broadcast on France 2, is indeed in preparation.
The filming, scheduled for next February, is scheduled to take place in the Nantes region. Without the approval of Laëtitia's family, who has just launched
a petition (nearly 500 signatures).

"We have not been asked, we are against this film, says Franck Perrais, the biological father of Laetitia and Jessica, his twin sister. With this series, we will still have to dive back into this story. We can not anymore. Not to mention the nasty messages we receive and accusing us of making money on the back of our daughter. "

A book in 2016

According to the family of Laetitia, who reports having sought advice from their lawyers, the series should still see the light of day because the director, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, would have bought the rights of the book Laetitia, published by
Ivan Jablonka in 2016

At the time, relatives had been badociated with the writing of this book, rewarded by the Medici Prize. "Ivan Jablonka did things well, he had met us all," recalls Franck Perrais. There, it's not the same. We hope that they will not use our last name because we will be able to lodge a complaint. "