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The Rays and Shadows

2026·3h 19m
DramaHistoryBiographyWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
799 votes

The fates of Jean and Corinne Luchaire, a father and daughter in occupied France. She is a young movie star, while he is a prominent journalist and a friend of the powerful Nazi ambassador to Paris, Otto Abetz.

The Rays and Shadows is a 2026 drama history movie directed by Xavier Giannoli, starring Vincent Colombe, August Diehl, Jean Dujardin. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 799 votes and runs 3h 19m.

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Director
Xavier Giannoli
Stars
Vincent Colombe
August Diehl
Jean Dujardin
Nastya Golubeva Carax
Olivier Chantreau
Details
2026-03-18
199 min
Movie
★ France
★ French
Keywords
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