A MAN OF HIS TIME
Fiction Shortlist 2027
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2h 38m
NOTRE SALUT
France, Belgium
2026 | 158 min. | Fiction
September 1940. Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineer’s methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin.
Directed by: Emmanuel Marre
Written by: Emmanuel Marre
Produced by: Alexandre Perrier & Jules Grange, Sebastien Andres, Alice Lemaire, Alexis Mas, Martin Jerome, Philippe Martin, David Thion, Bruno Nahon, Caroline Nataf, Marie-Ange Luciani
Cinematography: Olivier Boonjing
Editing: Nicolas Rumpl
Production Design: Anna Falguères
Costume Design: Prunelle Rulens
Make-Up & Hair: Alizée Gaye
Sound: Antoine Bailly, Valène Leroy, Corinne Dubien
Visual Effects: Kenzo Jocher, Stéphane Bidault, Claire Roche-Toussaint
Casting: Julie Sokolowski, Julie Lecoustre
Cast: Swann Arlaud (Henri Marre), Sandrine Blancke (Paulette Marre), Mathieu Perotto (Gasque), Jean-Baptiste Marre (Meaux), Mathilde Abd-El-Kader (Corinne), Harpo Guit (Harpo)
Production:
Kidam
https://www.kidam.net/films/notre-salut/
Michigan Films
https://michiganfilms.be/
World Sales:
Charades
https://www.charades.eu/
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