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TOWARDS THE BATTLE

VERS LA BATAILLE

A film by

Aurélien VERNHES-LERMUSIAUX

2019 – France / Colombia – Drama

SYNOPSIS

Around 1860, Louis, a photographer, convinces the general of the French army to send him to Mexico to photograph the colonial war which is ravaging the country. Once he is there, nothing goes as planned. Never at the right place at the right time to see the battles, Louis can't get a single picture of the war. But his encounter with Pinto, a Mexican peasant, changes his destiny. It leads him to discover neither glory nor wealth, but a way to confront the ghosts of his past.
TOWARDS THE BATTLE

CAST

Malik ZIDI
Leynar GOMEZ
Thomas CHABROL
Maxence TUAL
Andrew LELAND ROGERS
Cosme CASTRO
Nelson CAMAYO
Olivier CHANTREAU
Sébastien CHASSAGNE

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Running time – 90'
Ratio – 1.85
Languages – French, Spanish, English

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Producers – Julien NAVEAU & Jérôme VIDAL, Diana RAMOS, Frédéric ANDRE, Jean-François TCHERNIA, Matthieu DENIAU and Jean-Michel REY
Production companies – Noodles Production, Imaginaria Cine, Groupe TSF, Pixel Street, Studio Orlando and Rezo Productions
Screenwriters – Aurélien VERNHES-LERMUSIAUX & Olivier DEMANGEL
Cinematographer – David CHAMBILLE
Editor – Thomas GLASER

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