DE GAULLE: RÉSISTANCE (PART 1)
Fiction Shortlist 2027
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2h 38m
LA BATAILLE DE GAULLE: L'AGE DE FER
France, Belgium
2026 | 159 min. | Fiction
June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.
Without an army, without backing, without hope. But with one irrational conviction – France, his France, has not laid down arms. Taking the ultimate gamble, he seeks to convince the world that the battle for France is neither over, nor lost.
Reality, however, is unyielding and seems determined to prove him wrong. Yet, little by little, resistance fighters, rebellious students and determined soldiers rise up in England, France and Africa to join the cause. Their faith, audacity and thirst for freedom defy what history seemed to have written in advance.
Directed by: Antonin Baudry
Written by: Antonin Baudry, Berenice Vila
Produced by: Jérôme Seydoux, Ardavan Safaee, Axelle Boucaï, Laurent Dassault, Laure Sudreau
Cinematography: Giora Bejach, Pierre Cottereau
Editing: Rehman Nizar Ali, Katie McQuerrey
Production Design: Benoit Barouh
Costume Design: Laurence Chalou
Make-Up & Hair: Nelly Robin
Original Score: Volker Bertelmann
Sound: Lucien Balibar, Pascal Villard, Cyril Holtz
Visual Effects: Pierre Buffin
Animation: Nicolas Sainte-Rose
Casting: Elsa Pharaon, Christel Baras
Cast: Simon Abkarian (Charles De Gaulle), Simon Russel Beale (Winston Churchill), Florian Lesieur (Fernand), Benoit Magimel (Koening), Loïc Corbery (Pleven), Kacey Mottet-Klein (Courcel), Gregoire Colin (D'Argenlieu), Pablo Cobo (Passy)
Production/World Sales:
Pathé Films
https://www.pathefilms.com/en/movies/la-bataille-de-gaulle-partie-1-l-age-de-fer/
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