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Maybe freedom begins with remorse. - Beau Travail
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Title: Beau Travail

Release Date: 3 May 2000

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama

Director: Tanaïs Productions, La Sept-Arte, S.M. Films, Pathé Télévision

Production Companies: Tanaïs Productions, La Sept-Arte, S.M. Films, Pathé Télévision

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.

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Average Vote: 7 (303 votes)

Cast

  • Galoup: Denis Lavant
  • Commander Bruno Forestier: Michel Subor
  • Gilles Sentain: Grégoire Colin
  • Legionnaire: Richard Courcet
  • Legionnaire: Nicolas Duvauchelle
  • Legionnaire: Adiatou Massudi
  • Legionnaire: Mickael Ravovski
  • Legionnaire: Dan Herzberg
  • Legionnaire: Giuseppe Molino
  • Legionnaire: Gianfranco Poddighe
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