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.
Directed by Claire Denis
dance
based on novel or book
foreign legion
woman director
masculinity
power play
djibouti
gay theme
Rank
#18 in 2000·#860 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
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Cast
Denis Lavant
Galoup
Michel Subor
Commander Bruno Forestier
Grégoire Colin
Gilles Sentain
Richard Courcet
Legionnaire
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Legionnaire
Dan Herzberg
Legionnaire
Bernardo Montet
Legionnaire
Crew
Claire Denis
Director
Claire Denis
Screenplay
Jean-Pol Fargeau
Screenplay
Nelly Quettier
Editor
Patrick Grandperret
Producer
Herman Melville
Novel
Jean-Paul Mugel
Sound
Patrick Grandperret
Underwater Camera
Bernardo Montet
Choreographer
Judy Shrewsbury
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
974 reviews
Sharn Bungard
9.8★ · 07/09/25
Massive fan of whatever the colour blue was doing in this one.
Massive fan of whatever the colour blue was doing in this one.
2
Lisbeth_sally
8.0★ · 05/02/26
The rhythm of the night
The rhythm of the night
1
ronnie
an hour and a half of army drama for an unexpectedly slay ending something men will understand
I liked it tho
an hour and a half of army drama for an unexpectedly slay ending something men will understand
I liked it tho
1
Jacob KennedyPRO
9.0★ · 05/23/26
The ending of this film is great ! To me it illustrates how a tough group setting can cause jealousy and resentment that isn’t necessarily characteristic of an individual outside of the group setting demonstrated by the juxtaposition of the final scene to the rest of the film and the film as a whole shows the regret that this jealousy and resentment can cause. A great non linear memory style story leads the viewer to keep on guessing and waiting for a climax to the troop storyline that never comes. Leading to a fixating watch even though strong storyline is sparse.
The ending of this film is great ! To me it illustrates how a tough group setting can cause jealousy and resentment that isn’t necessarily characteristic of an individual outside of the group setting demonstrated by the juxtaposition of the final scene to the rest of the film and the film as a whole shows the regret that this jealousy and resentment can cause. A great non linear memory style story leads the viewer to keep on guessing and waiting for a climax to the troop storyline that never comes. Leading to a fixating watch even though strong storyline is sparse.
