Canada / Sep 10, 2025 / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A vast public works project in West Africa. Horn, the construction site manager, and Cal, a young engineer, share lodging behind the double gates of their compound. Leone, Horn’s recent bride, comes to join them the same night that a man appears at the fence. His name is Alboury. Like a specter in the darkness, he demands the body of his brother who died earlier that day on the site. He will hound the two men all night long until they return it, as Leone watches the disaster play out before her.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le cri des gardes |
| Original language | FR |
| Spoken languages | English, Èdè Yorùbá |
| Production countries | France, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Vixens, Curiosa Films, Saint Laurent Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Goodfellas, Willa |
| Release date | 8 aprile 2026 |
| Executive producer | Bettina Kadoorie, Elizabeth Woodward, Katherine Embiricos, Sakurako Fisher, Barry Jenkins |
| Production | Olivier Père, Gary Farkas, Clément Lepoutre, Olivier Muller, Anthony Vaccarello, Emilien Bignon, Livia Van Der Staay, Olivier Delbosc, Vincent Maraval |
| Writer | Claire Denis, Suzanne Lindon, Andrew Litvack, Bernard-Marie Koltès |
| Casting | Jessica Kelly, Findley Davidson, Des Hamilton |
| Editing | Guy Lecorne, Sandie Bompar, Richard Deusy |
| Cinematography | Éric Gautier, Étienne Landrieux |
| Assistant directors | Claire Denis |
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| Camera operators | Éric Gautier, Étienne Landrieux |
| Additional photography | Éric Gautier, Étienne Landrieux |
| Production design | Thierry Flamand, Oumar Sall, Romain Schandeler |
| Art direction | Romain Schandeler, Thierry Flamand, Oumar Sall |
| Set decoration | Romain Schandeler, Thierry Flamand, Oumar Sall |
| Music | Stuart A. Staples, Dan McKinna, Jean-Paul Mugel |
| Sound | Stuart A. Staples, Dan McKinna, Jean-Paul Mugel |
| Costume design | Judy Shrewsbury, Anthony Vaccarello, Olivier Bériot, Khady Ngom, Silvine Picard, Marion Chevance |
| Makeup | Marion Chevance, Silvine Picard, Judy Shrewsbury, Anthony Vaccarello, Olivier Bériot, Khady Ngom |
| Hairstyling | Silvine Picard, Marion Chevance, Judy Shrewsbury, Anthony Vaccarello, Olivier Bériot, Khady Ngom |
Release dates
Premiere
Spain / Sep 20, 2025 / San Sebastián International Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 03, 2025 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
United States / Oct 05, 2025 / New York Film Festival
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France / Oct 10, 2025 / Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 18, 2025 / BFI London Film Festival
Austria / Oct 24, 2025 / Vienna International Film Festival
Italy / Nov 23, 2025 / Torino Film Festival
Morocco / Dec 05, 2025 / Marrakech International Film Festival
Norway / Mar 04, 2026 / Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Apr 08, 2026
Germany / Dec 10, 2026
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