Les amants du bagne

2004 1h 34m FR

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7.7

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6.6

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 3★6.6IMDB · 38

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Synopsis

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In 1923, Albert Londres, the famous reporter, travels to the French penal colony in French Guyana. First, officers try to hide the truth, but leaded by his own instinct he begins an investigation alongside the authorities. He didn't expect to find such inhuman conditions. He meets a prisoner, Camille, and his wife, Claudia, who's in French Guyana to find a way to free her husband. He decides to help her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yves Afonso
Firmin
Isabelle Renauld
Claudia Desfeuilles
Laurent Malet
Camille Desfeuilles
Jean-Michel Noirey
Letaillec
Édouard Montoute
Mistinguett
Didier Bezace
le capitaine Sentier
Antoine de Caunes
Albert Londres
Féodor Atkine
le commandant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thierry Binisti
Writers: Éric Besnard
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thierry Binisti, shot by Paco Wiser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean-Paul Husson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yves Afonso and Isabelle Renauld and Laurent Malet carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0397363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Thierry Binisti directs. Paco Wiser behind the camera. Jean-Paul Husson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Released 22 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Thierry Binisti, shot by Paco Wiser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jean-Paul Husson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yves Afonso and Isabelle Renauld and Laurent Malet carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0397363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.