Italy / Sep 04, 1999 / Venice Film Festival
Maybe freedom begins with remorse.
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dan Herzberg | Legionnaire |
| Giuseppe Molino | Legionnaire |
| Gianfranco Poddighe | Legionnaire |
| Marc Veh | Legionnaire |
| Thong Duy Nguyen | Legionnaire |
| Jean-Yves Vivet | Legionnaire |
| Bernardo Montet | Legionnaire |
| Dimitri Tsiapkinis | Legionnaire |
| Djamel Zemali | Legionnaire |
| Abdelkader Bouti | Legionnaire |
| Marta Tafesse Kassa | Rahel |
| Loula Ali Lotta | |
| Ali Mohammed Hamadou | |
| Ahmed Houffeil Abdi | |
| Aicha Med Robleh | |
| Sigue Samouel | |
| Almaz Lissana |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Beau Travail |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Türkçe, Italiano, Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | La Sept-Arte, S.M. Films, Tanaïs Com |
| Release date | 3 maggio 2000 |
| Production | Patrick Grandperret, Eric Zaouali, Jérôme Minet |
| Writer | Herman Melville, Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau |
| Casting | Nicolas Lublin |
| Editing | Nelly Quettier |
| Cinematography | Agnès Godard, Patrick Grandperret |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Paul Allegre, Ali Mohammed Hamadou, Claire Denis |
| Camera operators | Patrick Grandperret, Agnès Godard |
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| Additional photography | Patrick Grandperret, Agnès Godard |
| Production design | Arnaud de Moléron |
| Art direction | Arnaud de Moléron |
| Set decoration | Arnaud de Moléron |
| Visual effects | Ronan Broudin |
| Music | Charles Henri de Pierrefeu, Eran Zur, Dominique Gaborieau, Alexis Leverve, Jean-Paul Mugel, Nathalie Vidal, Jean-Christophe Winding, Pascal Chauvin, Pascal Dedeye |
| Sound | Dominique Gaborieau, Alexis Leverve, Jean-Paul Mugel, Nathalie Vidal, Jean-Christophe Winding, Pascal Chauvin, Pascal Dedeye, Charles Henri de Pierrefeu, Eran Zur |
| Costume design | Judy Shrewsbury, Christine Keusch, Laurent Blanchard, Danièle Vuarin |
| Makeup | Laurent Blanchard, Danièle Vuarin, Christine Keusch, Judy Shrewsbury |
| Hairstyling | Laurent Blanchard, Christine Keusch, Judy Shrewsbury, Danièle Vuarin |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 16, 1999 / Toronto International Film Festival
Greece / Nov 19, 1999 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
United States / Jan 21, 2000 / Sundance Film Festival
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Germany / Feb 10, 2000 / Berlin International Film Festival
Limited release
Sweden / May 03, 2000 / 15
United States / Mar 31, 2002 / NR / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
Finland / May 03, 2000 / K-16
France / May 03, 2000 / TP
Germany / Apr 05, 2001
Netherlands / Feb 22, 2024 / 9 / remastered 4K
Digital
United States / Sep 01, 2022 / R / HBO Max
Physical media
United Kingdom / Nov 20, 2000 / 15 / DVD
United States / Oct 15, 2002 / DVD
TV
France / Apr 17, 2000 / Arte
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