Our Men (film)
2021 film
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Our Men (French: Mon légionnaire) is a 2021 French-Belgian drama film, written and directed by Rachel Lang. It stars Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Ina Marija Bartaité and Aleksandr Kuznetsov.
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- Jérémy Forni
- Benoit Roland
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| French | Mon légionnaire |
| Directed by | Rachel Lang |
| Written by | Rachel Lang |
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| Cinematography | Fiona Braillon |
| Edited by | Sophie Vercruysse |
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| Distributed by | BAC Films |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
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It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on 15 July 2021. It released in France on 6 October 2021, by BAC Films.
Cast
- Louis Garrel as Maxime
- Camille Cottin as Céline
- Ina Marija Bartaité as Nika
- Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Vlad
- Jean Le Peltier as Romain
- Naidra Ayadi as Soumeya
- Leo Levy as Paul
- Jean Michelangeli as Thomas
- Vladimir Ignat as Akos
- Wilfried Ranaivo as Burak
- Lukas De Wolf as Benni
- Edwin Gaffney as Johnson
- Paul De Bronde as Bastien
Production
In January 2018, it was announced Rachel Lang would direct the film, from a screenplay she wrote.[2] In November 2019, it was announced Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Ina Marija Bartaité and Aleksandr Kuznetsov had joined the cast of the film, with BAC Films set to distribute.[3]
Release
It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on 15 July 2021.[4][5] It released in France on 6 October 2021.[6]
Critical reception
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a four out of five stars writing: "Rachel Lang delivers an unadorned tour de force."[7]