Beau Travail (2000)

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Maybe freedom begins with remorse.

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.

Released: 2000-05-03
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 33m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 379 votes

Directed by Claire Denis.

Top cast

Denis Lavant as Galoup
Michel Subor as Commander Bruno Forestier
Grégoire Colin as Gilles Sentain
Richard Courcet as Legionnaire
Nicolas Duvauchelle as Legionnaire
Adiatou Massudi as Legionnaire
Mickael Ravovski as Legionnaire
Dan Herzberg as Legionnaire
Giuseppe Molino as Legionnaire
Gianfranco Poddighe as Legionnaire

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Where to watch Beau Travail

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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