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Beau Travail (2000)

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Maybe freedom begins with remorse.

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Claire Denis
  • Profile picture of Denis Lavant
    Galoup Denis Lavant
  • Profile picture of Michel Subor
    Commander Bruno Forestier Michel Subor
  • Profile picture of Grégoire Colin
    Gilles Sentain Grégoire Colin
  • Profile picture of Nicolas Duvauchelle
    Legionnaire Nicolas Duvauchelle
  • Profile picture of Dan Herzberg
    Legionnaire Dan Herzberg
  • Profile picture of Bernardo Montet
    Legionnaire Bernardo Montet

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Keywords

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  • foreign legion
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  • djibouti
  • gay theme