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71% Critic Match
Beau Travail
“Maybe freedom begins with remorse.”
7.1 / 10• 2000• 1h 33m•NR• French
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Denis Lavant
Galoup
Lead
Michel Subor
Commander Bruno Forestier
Grégoire Colin
Gilles Sentain
Richard Courcet
Legionnaire
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Legionnaire
AM
Adiatou Massudi
Legionnaire
MR
Mickael Ravovski
Legionnaire
Dan Herzberg
Legionnaire
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claire Denis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Beau Travail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
