Italy / Aug 31, 2022 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Aissa, a young officer of Algerian origin, tragically loses his life during a fresher initiation ritual at the prestigious French military academy of Saint-Cyr. As the death tears through his family, controversy arises over Aissa’s funeral plans when the Army refuses to take responsibility. Ismael, his older, rebellious brother, tries to keep the family united as they fight to win justice for Aissa.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alicia Hava | Linda |
| Slimane Dazi | Brahim |
| Souhade Temimi | Hajar |
| Lyam Touhami | Aïssa as a child |
| Nahyl Théodose | Ismaël as a child |
| Laurent Capelluto | Général Ledoux |
| Mahmoud Said | Mustaphi |
| Anthony Paliotti | Le gradé |
| Yohan Levy | Frédéric Leroy |
| Lyes Salem | Colonel Mohamedi |
| Alexandre Patlajean | Virgile Ledolev |
| Baptiste Mège | Christophe Ferronier |
| Massimo Riggi | Pedro |
| Lamine Cissokho | Maz |
| Hugo Becker | David |
| Nassim Iazouguen | Samy |
| Stéphane Touitou | Sénateur Fabrice Boulin |
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| Pierre-Emmanuel Parlato | Gendarme 1 |
| Maïa Sandoz | Gendarme 2 |
| Arthur Igual | Maître Jean |
| Augustin Werkoff | Agent de sécurité |
| Christophe Montenez | Employé funérarium |
| Khaled Larbi | Imam grande mosquée |
| Marie Courtel | Boulangère |
| Kauda Pharaon | Chloé |
| Didier Roustan | Journaliste sportif (voice) |
| Sean Huang | Jason |
| Caitlin Fang | Julie's sister |
| Cheng Yu-chieh | Police officer |
| Liao Chin-liang | Taxi driver |
| Snoopy Yu | Man at the nightclub |
| Wu Kun-da | Homeless man |
| Carole Franck | Le procureur de la République |
| Sofia Sun | Pei-Min |
| Jolie Chi | Shin |
| Inka Mbing | Lanyao |
| Yuri Chen | Fille night-club |
| Alrik Banh | Homme night-club bagarre |
| Min He Chen | Homme night-club bagarre |
| Chia I Ko | Homme night-club bagarre |
| Zero Lin | Fille qui crie |
| Leslie Chuang | Fille qui crie |
| Mehdi Souissi | Homme GIA 1 |
| Ismail Elfallahi | Homme GIA 2 |
| Axel Gouwy | St cyrien |
| Alexis Poher-Veillé | Tristan Caron (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pour la France |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Taiwan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | France 2 Cinéma, Mizar Films, MA Studios |
| Release date | 8 febbraio 2023 |
| Production | Nicolas Mauvernay |
| Writer | Rachid Hami, Ollivier Pourriol |
| Editing | Joëlle Hache, Magalie Léonard, Élodie Ichter, Cécile Perlès |
| Cinematography | Jérôme Alméras, Jeanne Martinet, Johan Le Ruz, Inès Meddar, Aziz Lechgar, Garance Garnier, Sei Ito |
| Assistant directors | Med Ali Souissi, Rachid Hami |
| Lighting | Alan Le Cam, Laurine Aubin |
| Camera operators | Jérôme Alméras, Jeanne Martinet, Johan Le Ruz, Inès Meddar, Aziz Lechgar, Garance Garnier, Sei Ito |
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Release dates
Premiere
Taiwan / Nov 17, 2022 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Malaysia / Jul 27, 2023 / Malaysia International Film Festival
Indonesia / Nov 30, 2024 / Festival Sinema Prancis
Theatrical release
France / Feb 08, 2023
Spain / Aug 04, 2023
Taiwan / Sep 28, 2023
Digital
France / May 16, 2023 / TP / myCanal
Brazil / Dec 12, 2024 / 14
Physical media
France / Oct 03, 2023 / DVD
TV
France / Jul 27, 2025 / France•2
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