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Beau Travail

1999 · Claire Denis

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From Marseille, former Foreign Legion sergeant Galoup recalls his time leading a platoon in Djibouti, where he grew jealous of a popular new recruit, Sentain. Loosely based on Melville's Billy Budd, the film follows how his resentment leads him to destroy the young man and himself.

Director
Claire Denis
Studio
La Sept-Arte, Tanaïs, S.M. Films
Starring
Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin