The White Knights

2015 1h 52m FR

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 43

Drama

Synopsis

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Jacques Arnault, head of Sud Secours NGO, is planning a high impact operation: he and his team are going to exfiltrate 300 orphan victims of the Chadian civil war and bring them to French adoption applicants. Françoise Dubois, a journalist, is invited to come along with them and handle the media coverage for this operation. Completely immersed in the brutal reality of a country at war, the NGO members start losing their convictions and are faced with the limits of humanitarian intervention.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vincent Lindon
Jacques Arnault
Louise Bourgoin
Laura Turine
Valérie Donzelli
Françoise Dubois
Reda Kateb
Xavier Libert
Yannick Renier
Chris Laurent
Stéphane Bissot
Marie Latour
Raphaëlle Lubansu
Nathalie Joris
Jean-Henri Compère
Roland Duchâteau

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joachim Lafosse
Writers: Joachim Lafosse, Bulle Decarpentries, Thomas van Zuylen
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joachim Lafosse, shot by Jean-François Hensgens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sophie Vercruysse 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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Vincent Lindon and Louise Bourgoin and Valérie Donzelli carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3597510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joachim Lafosse directs. Jean-François Hensgens behind the camera. Sophie Vercruysse cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
3Directed by Joachim Lafosse, shot by Jean-François Hensgens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Sophie Vercruysse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Vincent Lindon and Louise Bourgoin and Valérie Donzelli carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3597510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.