The Crusade

2021 1h 7m FR

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 59

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Abel, Marianne and their 13-year-old son Joseph live together in Paris. Their everyday existence is thrown into turmoil when Abel and Marianne discover that Joseph has secretly sold valuables from the family home to finance a mysterious ecological project he and his friends have in Africa. They’re about to save the planet.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Louis Garrel
Abel
Laetitia Casta
Marianne
Joseph Engel
Joseph
Ilinka Lony
Clotilde
Julia Boème
Lucile
Lionel Dray
Jérôme Lhomond
Clémence Jeanguillaume
Audrey Lhomond
Lazare Minoungou
Le chauffeur de taxi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis Garrel
Writers: Louis Garrel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Naïla Guiguet
Languages: Afrikaans, English, French, Spanish
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Afrikaans, English, French, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Louis Garrel, shot by Julien Poupard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Grégoire Hetzel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Louis Garrel and Laetitia Casta and Joseph Engel carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13846352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Louis Garrel directs. Julien Poupard behind the camera. Grégoire Hetzel scores. Joëlle Hache cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in Afrikaans, English, French, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Afrikaans, English, French, Spanish.
4Directed by Louis Garrel, shot by Julien Poupard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Grégoire Hetzel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joëlle Hache shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Louis Garrel and Laetitia Casta and Joseph Engel carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt13846352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.