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En guerre / At war

Director: Stéphane Brizé
Country: France
Year: 2018
Genre: Drama
Language: French
Subtitles: English

Starring: Vincent Lindon, Mélanie Rover, Jacques Borderie, David Rey, Olivier Lemaire
Rating: MA15+

Filmmaker Stéphane Brizé created a rousing "cri du coeur" for the proletariat with his critically acclaimed feature, The Measure of a Man. With the electrifying At War, he channels the spirit underpinning the current "gilets jaunes" movement long before it began, and this time empowering his protagonist – once again played with grand bravura by Cannes award-winner Vincent Lindon – as a leader of people, rather than a follower.