The Awardist Golden Globes Anatomy of a Fall director Justine Triet hints at major reveal about movie's ambiguous ending "I will tell you in 10 years," the writer-director teased in the Golden Globes press room after potentially revealing the truth in her acceptance speech. By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on January 8, 2024 09:46PM EST Did Justine Triet just reveal the truth about the death at the heart of Anatomy of a Fall? The writer-director potentially dropped a major hint about the ambiguous ending of her critical hit film while accepting the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay on Sunday night. She recounted her experiences writing the film during COVID-19 lockdowns and fearing that it wasn't a movie anyone would want to make. "It's radical and dark," she said. "Nobody's going to see this movie. It's too long, they talk all the time, there's no score, a couple fighting, suicide, a dog vomiting, I mean, come on." Justine Triet with her Golden Globe Awards for 'Anatomy of a Fall'. Steve Granitz/FilmMagic The film centers on writer Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller), who finds herself thrust into the public eye when she becomes the prime suspect in her husband's mysterious death, falling from an upper window in their chalet home. The courtroom drama follows her exhaustive testimony, while also never disclosing whether the death of Samuel Maleski (Samuel Theis) is the result of murder, suicide, or mischance. But could Triet's mention of "suicide" in her acceptance speech be a definitive statement on the truth? In the press room after her victory, Triet did note that she herself knew the truth about Sandra's guilt or innocence while writing and directing the film. "I did [make a decision] with my co-writer," she told EW. "But it was really important to not speak about this on set and with the actors because it's not the point of the movie and it's ambiguous. For example, maybe she didn't kill him, but she could have pushed him to commit suicide. There's a lot of possibilities. It's not so black and white." Sandra Huller in 'Anatomy of a Fall'. Neon/Everett When another member of the press yelled out, "Did she do it?" as Triet walked off stage, the writer-director cheekily replied, "I will tell you in 10 years." But maybe she already did? Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Related content: Anatomy of a Fall review: The Palme d'Or winner is a courtroom drama that relishes ambiguity Anatomy of a Fall and Zone of Interest star Sandra Hüller, our Heat Index, and more in EW's The Awardist The best and worst moments from the 2024 Golden Globes