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Beau Travail( 2000)

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Maybe freedom begins with remorse.

Overview

Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Denis Lavant

      Galoup

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      Michel Subor

      Commander Bruno Forestier

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      Grégoire Colin

      Gilles Sentain

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      Richard Courcet

      Legionnaire

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      Nicolas Duvauchelle

      Legionnaire

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      Adiatou Massudi

      Legionnaire

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      Mickael Ravovski

      Legionnaire

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      Dan Herzberg

      Legionnaire

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      Giuseppe Molino

      Legionnaire

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      Gianfranco Poddighe

      Legionnaire

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      Marc Veh

      Legionnaire

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      Thong Duy Nguyen

      Legionnaire

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      Jean-Yves Vivet

      Legionnaire

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      Bernardo Montet

      Legionnaire

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      Dimitri Tsiapkinis

      Legionnaire

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      Djamel Zemali

      Legionnaire

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      Abdelkader Bouti

      Legionnaire

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      Marta Tafesse Kassa

      Rahel

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      Loula Ali Lotta

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      Ali Mohammed Hamadou

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      Ahmed Houffeil Abdi

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      Aicha Med Robleh

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      Sigue Samouel

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      Almaz Lissana

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      Kounana Mitike

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      Amina Iman

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      Yawadit Bahailou

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      Zinat Cheik Safi

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      Hiwat Ayalleh

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      Touriye Ballata

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      Hiwat Echete

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      Haba Kebede

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      Makdas Sahay

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      Amina Idriss

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      Sahait Alemanyeh

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      Yedit Bahalou

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      Kadija Mohamed

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      Mimi Alem

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      Roukoya Mohamed

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      Amina Salah

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      Imabet Tadesse

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      Ganat Mamo

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      Matha Wolde

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      Mona Lisa

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 08 2023
    Denis Lavant is good in this powerfully delivered reminiscence of soldier "Galoup". Having previously been stationed with his French regiment in Djibouti, director Claire Denis now takes us on a gently paced but effective retrospective as he revisits his time there where his life of discipline and routine gradually becomes compromised as he takes a bit of a shine to the newly arrived, confident and lithe, recruit "Sentain" (Grègoire Colin). The photography here is striking, as is the repetitiveness of their rather pedestrian existence. They spend most of their time, well, killing it! Their perf...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • dance
    • based on novel or book
    • foreign legion
    • woman director
    • masculinity
    • power play
    • djibouti
    • gay theme