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An affecting human drama of love, loss, and resilience unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the family's matriarch (Nathalie Baye,) must grapple with the workload while the men, including two sons, are off at the front. Hortense reluctantly brings on an outsider, the hard-scrabble teenage orphan, Francine (Iris Bry), to help her daughter Solange (Laura Smet). New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred especially when the men return from the front on short leaves. Acclaimed filmmaker Xavier Beauvois (Of Gods and Men) revels in the mysteries and beauties of the French countryside, here unravaged by war, with painterly images bathed in natural light, yet keeps his focus on the intricate drama that plays out against the upheaval of the Great War.
Original Release
12/06/2017
US Release
05/04/2018
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nathalie Baye | Hortense Sandrail |
Laura Smet | Solange |
Iris Bry | Francine Riant |
Cyril Descours | Georges Sandrail |
Gilbert Bonneau | Henri Sandrail |
Olivier Rabourdin | Clovis |
Nicolas Giraud | Constant Sandrail |
Mathilde Viseux | Marguerite Sandrail |
Xavier Maly | Edgar |
Madeleine Beauvois | Jeanne, la fille de la Monette |
Directors
Writers
Xavier Beauvois, Frédérique Moreau, Ernest Pérochon, Marie-Julie Maille
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nathalie Baye | Hortense Sandrail |
Laura Smet | Solange |
Iris Bry | Francine Riant |
Cyril Descours | Georges Sandrail |
Gilbert Bonneau | Henri Sandrail |
Olivier Rabourdin | Clovis |
Nicolas Giraud | Constant Sandrail |
Mathilde Viseux | Marguerite Sandrail |
Xavier Maly | Edgar |
Madeleine Beauvois | Jeanne, la fille de la Monette |
Alain Artur | Le maire |
Adrien Denizou | Le maire de la Monette |
Yann Bean | John - un soldat américain / John |
Michel Lamy | Le père |
Laurence Havard | Suzanne |
Katia Henkel | La gouvernante |
Anne-Cécile Le Quere | L'institutrice |
Viviane Pavillon | La boulangère |
Emilie Texier | La vendeuse tabac |
Thierry Duclairoir | Le vétérinaire |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Vivien Aslanian | Producer |
Jonathan Blumental | Producer |
Pauline Gygax | Producer |
Max Karli | Producer |
Romain Le Grand | Producer |
Michel Merkt | Producer |
Sylvie Pialat | Producer |
Benoît Quainon | Producer |
Gilles Sitbon | Producer |