Principal cast
Denis Lavant as Galoup, Michel Subor as Commander Bruno Forestier, Grégoire Colin as Gilles Sentain, Richard Courcet as Legionnaire, and Nicolas Duvauchelle as Legionnaire
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Beau Travail
Maybe freedom begins with remorse.
About the film
Beau Travail at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1998 film at stop 102 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Agnès Godard (director of photography), Nelly Quettier (editor), Charles Henri de Pierrefeu (original music composer), Eran Zur (original music composer), and Claire Denis (screenplay)
- Director
- Claire Denis
- Release
- 2000-05-03
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 30 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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After the film
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