During World War I, a father enlists himself in the French Army in order to be with his 17-year-old son who was recruited against his will. Sent to the front, they find themselves facing the... Read allDuring World War I, a father enlists himself in the French Army in order to be with his 17-year-old son who was recruited against his will. Sent to the front, they find themselves facing the war together in the French colony of Senegal.During World War I, a father enlists himself in the French Army in order to be with his 17-year-old son who was recruited against his will. Sent to the front, they find themselves facing the war together in the French colony of Senegal.
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- TriviaDirector Mathieu Vadepied met actor Omar Sy during the shoot of The Intouchables (2011), where he was the director of photography. Sy was attached to star in Tirailleurs (2022) for years during development, until he became too old to play the role of the son, and thought about just producing and not starring. He eventually took up the part of the father.
- GoofsFor all Lt Chambeau boasts his father is the general who delivered a welcome speech is a general, when his father is on screen his rank on the sleeve indicates a Lieutenant general.
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Bakary Diallo: I am in the wind that makes the trees sway and cools you. I am in the flowing water that quenches your thirst. I am in the earth that feeds you. I'm in the flight of a bird.
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- $8,598,322
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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