Movie Drama
Maybe freedom begins with remorse.
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.
France France
Denis Lavant Michel Subor Grégoire Colin Richard Courcet Nicolas Duvauchelle Adiatou Massudi Mickael Ravovski Dan Herzberg Giuseppe Molino Gianfranco Poddighe Marc Veh Thong Duy Nguyen Jean-Yves Vivet Bernardo Montet Dimitri Tsiapkinis Djamel Zemali Abdelkader Bouti Marta Tafesse Kassa Loula Ali Lotta Ali Mohammed Hamadou Ahmed Houffeil Abdi Aicha Med Robleh Sigue Samouel Almaz Lissana Kounana Mitike Amina Iman Yawadit Bahailou Zinat Cheik Safi Hiwat Ayalleh Touriye Ballata Hiwat Echete Haba Kebede Makdas Sahay Amina Idriss Sahait Alemanyeh Yedit Bahalou Kadija Mohamed Mimi Alem Roukoya Mohamed Amina Salah Imabet Tadesse Ganat Mamo Matha Wolde Mona Lisa
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