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Beau Travail

2000·1h 32m·Unrated
DramaWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
18,312 votes
Metascore
91
Metacritic

An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.

Beau Travail is a 2000 drama war movie directed by Claire Denis, starring Michel Subor, Richard Courcet, Grégoire Colin. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 18,312 votes and runs 1h 32m.

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Director
Claire Denis
Stars
Michel Subor
Richard Courcet
Grégoire Colin
Denis Lavant
Details
2000-05-03
92 min
Movie
Unrated
★ France, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Italy
★ French, Greek, Italian, Russian
Keywords
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