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RUNTIME
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Tight 39-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Virgin Soldier
2016 0h 39m FR
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6.4
MID
★6.4TMDB · 5
Drama
Synopsis
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Two soldiers, Daniel and Jerome, flee a war we don’t see and we know nothing about. Jerome is badly injured, he will die, he says it, he knows it, he is afraid. Then Jerome confesses to Daniel his last will: he does not want to die a virgin, he wants to die loved…
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Christophe Montenez
Jérôme
Nicolas Chupin
Daniel
Maud Wyler
The Shinigami
Atmen Kelif
The Colonel
Yan Tassin
The Soldier
Alexandre Steiger
The Mad Man
Thomas Morris
Väinämöinen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Erwan Le Duc
- Writers
- Erwan Le Duc
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Erwan Le Duc, shot by Nicolas Mesdom. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Léa Masson 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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Christophe Montenez and Nicolas Chupin and Maud Wyler carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5721592 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Erwan Le Duc directs. Nicolas Mesdom behind the camera. Léa Masson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 39-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Directed by Erwan Le Duc, shot by Nicolas Mesdom. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Léa Masson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Christophe Montenez and Nicolas Chupin and Maud Wyler carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt5721592 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 23 themes, including "dying and death", "sniper", "friendship", "colonel".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nicolas Mesdom
- Editing
- Léa Masson
- Production design
- Charlotte Luneau
- Makeup / hair
- Maëla Gervais
- Runtime
- 39 min · 0h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- TP
Also by
Erwan Le Duc
Production companies
Who made it
10:15! Productions
FR
Key crew
- Production DesignCharlotte Luneau
- ProducerSébastien Haguenauer
- EditorLéa Masson
- Sound EditorAlexandre Hecker
- First Assistant DirectorCélie Valdenaire
- Key Makeup ArtistMaëla Gervais
- GafferNicolas Maupin
- General ManagerThomas Pernuit
- PropsIrène Moati
- Color TimerLaurent Navarri
- ScriptMarie Prual
- Sound MixerGilles Bernardeau
- Second Assistant CameraAurélia Gaffric
- Sound EngineerMathieu Descamps
- Boom OperatorMarjolaine Guilhaume
- FoleyMarie Mazière
- Key GripRomain Riché
- First Assistant CameraRonan Boudier
- Second Assistant DirectorElsa Rysto
- Key CostumerJulie Miel
- Production DirectorElsa Boutault-Caradec
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- dying and death
- sniper
- friendship
- colonel
- dying man
- stalking
- wounded
- soldier
- bullet wound
- desire
- death
- dying
- male virgin
- wounded soldier
- japanese folklore
- virginity
- followed
- finnish mythology
- short film
- sex
- war
- last request
- last wish
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-05-15TP· Cannes Film Festival (Visa CNC 143718)
