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2011 | Color | 90 min

Based on documents, memoires and letters from the time, as well as on the novel by Heinrich Böll and the diaries of Ernst Jünger, the film tells the story of a single day in Nazi-occupied France. On October 20th, 1941 a German officer was shot in Nantes, leading Hitler to order the execution of a number of French soliders, including Guy Môquet. Schlöndorff's film depicts the events as they are recorded by a young Parisian commander.


Country: Francia, Alemania
Direction: Schlöndorff; Volker
Script: Boell; Heinrich, Schlöndorff; Volker
Production: Poubelle; Olivier, Petit; Bruno
Photography: Bakchev; Lubomir
Sound: Garnier; Philippe, Aubry; Damien, Bonnard; Eric
Music: Coulais; Bruno
Cast:Darroussin; Jean-pierre, Jung; André, Dombasle; Arielle, Paul; Léo
Participation year at FICM: 2011

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