In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard saves Albert, although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.
Acting
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart's entire performance through eyes and body alone.
Production
Grotesque mask designs that haunt long after credits.
Direction
Dupontel balances pitch-black comedy with genuine devastation.
Director
Albert Dupontel
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
Édouard Péricourt
Albert Dupontel
Albert Maillard
Laurent Lafitte
Henri Pradelle
Niels Arestrup
Marcel Péricourt
Émilie Dequenne
Madeleine Péricourt
Mélanie Thierry
Pauline
Héloïse Balster
Louise
Philippe Uchan
Labourdin
André Marcon
The Police Officer
Michel Vuillermoz
Joseph Merlin
Kyan Khojandi
Dupré
Carole Franck
Sister Hortense
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
The Mayor
Jacques Mateu
The Prefect
Philippe Duquesne
The Station Officer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Pierre Lemaitre's Goncourt-winning novel; Dupontel fought to cast Biscayart after seeing him in BPM.
The masks reference real WWI facial reconstruction pioneer Anna Coleman Ladd, whose studio was literally called the 'Tin Noses Shop.'
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