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Brief synopsis

After a journey across Europe, Aleksei reaches Paris in the hope of joining the Foreign Legion. In search of a new life, he will do anything to get the French passport he has been promised.
In the Niger Delta, Jomo is fighting the oil companies that threaten his village and the lives of his people. One day, with an armed group under his command, he abducts two French nationals. A Foreign Legion commando steps in, Aleksei at its head.
The encounter between the two men will not be what is expected. Aleksei’s and Jomo’s destinies will merge and survive beyond borders, bodies, life and death.

(http://www.dontenlacroix.eu/projects/225)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Franz RogowskiAlex [L]
Morr N’DiayeJomo [L]
Laëtitia KyUdoka [L]
Leon LučevPaul [SR]
Matteo OlivettiFrancesco [SR]
Robert WięckiewiczGavril [SR]
Michał BalickiMikhail [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
1st ADLucas Loubaresse
2nd ADManon Garnier
Director of photographyHélène Louvart
Costume designerMarina Monge
Costume designer (creator)Pauline Jacquard
Costume department coordinatorSylwia Morawska
DirectorGiacomo Abbruzzese
Script supervisorMorgane Aubert-Bourdon
EditorFabrizio Federico
EditorAriane Boukerche
EditorGiacomo Abbruzzese
GafferIga Pop
Poland
Poland
ComposerVitalic
ComposerMaxence Dussère
additional music
additional music
ProducerPauline Seigland
Films Grand Huit
Films Grand Huit
ProducerLionel Massol
Films Grand Huit
Films Grand Huit
ProducerMarco Alessi
Dugong
Dugong
Associate producerJuliette Sol
Co-producerGaëtan David
Co-producerGiulia Achili
Dugong Films
Dugong Films
Co-producerMonika Sajko-Gradowska
Donten & Lacroix
Donten & Lacroix
Co-producerAndré Logié
Panache Productions
Panache Productions
Co-producerMaria Blicharska
Donten & Lacroix
Donten & Lacroix
Co-producerArno Moria
Division
Division
Production designerEsther Mysius
Construction managerDavid Ribard
Tournage Réunion
Tournage Réunion
Production managerMichele Saragoni
Production managerDidier Abot
Unit manager (local system)Arnaud Foeller
ScreenwriterGiacomo Abbruzzese
Production sound mixerGuilhem Donzel
Sound re-recording mixerSimon Apostolou
Sound editorPiergiorgio De Luca
ChoreographerQudus Onikeku

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Charades [fr]
World Sales
World Sales
KMBO [fr]
Lucky Red [it]
Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty [pl]

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Production ServicesFilmes
PL
PL

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Vitalic2024César Awards [fr]
Best Music / Score
Best Music / ScoreNominated
Hélène Louvart2023Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de]
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic ContributionWinner
Giacomo Abbruzzese2023Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de]
Competition
CompetitionNominated
Giacomo Abbruzzese2023Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt [de]
Int. Competition Long Film
Int. Competition Long FilmNominated
Giacomo Abbruzzese2023Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de]
GWFF Best First Feature Award
GWFF Best First Feature AwardNominated
Giacomo Abbruzzese2023Crossing Europe [at]
Lobende Erwähnung - Best Fiction Film
Lobende Erwähnung - Best Fiction FilmWinner
Giacomo Abbruzzese2023Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de]
Amnesty Filmprize
Amnesty FilmprizeNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2023GermanyLichter Filmfest Frankfurt
2023PolandPolish Film Festival
Polonica
Polonica
2023TurkeyIstanbul Film Festival
2023GermanyBerlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale)
Competition
Competition
2023PolandIFF New Horizons
Discoveries
Discoveries
2023AustriaCrossing Europe

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingFranceCanal+ [fr]Monday, 19/02/2024, 9.00 PMCanal+ Cinéma(s)

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releasePolandFriday, 06/10/2023
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 03/05/2023
Theatre releaseItalyThursday, 09/03/2023
PremiereSunday, 19/02/2023Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale)