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Beau Travail(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-05-03
70%
308 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Maybe freedom begins with remorse.
Overview:
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.
Languages: French, Italian, Russian, Turkish.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Tanaïs Productions
La Sept-Arte
S.M. Films
Pathé Télévision
Movie: Beau Travail
Top 10 Billed Cast
Denis Lavant
Galoup
Michel Subor
Commander Bruno Forestier
Grégoire Colin
Gilles Sentain
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Legionnaire
Dan Herzberg
Legionnaire
Video Trailer Beau Travail
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'Beau Travail' Q&A with Cinematographer Agnès Godard
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'Beau Travail' Q&A with Cinematographer Agnès Godard - Featurette
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