De la guerre (2008)
Directed by Bertrand Bonello

Comedy / Drama
aka: On War

Film Synopsis

As he toils on the screenplay for his next film, a forty-something filmmaker, Bertrand, begins to undergo a deep inner transformation.  The idea of death haunts him and the materialistic world begins to feel alien to him.  He meets a young man, Charles, who invites him to join his group of friends who live in a run-down building in the countryside.  There, Bertrand discovers a community of happy souls led by an enchanting woman named Uma.  It is a whole new world, where individuals live as they choose, at ease and at peace with one another, taking advantage of the pleasures that nature offers them, without the clutter, anxiety and artificiality of the world Bertrand seeks to take refuge from.  But is there a darker side to this paradise?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Bertrand Bonello
  • Script: Bertrand Bonello
  • Cinematographer: Josée Deshaies
  • Music: Bertrand Bonello
  • Cast: Mathieu Amalric (Bertrand), Asia Argento (Uma), Guillaume Depardieu (Charles), Clotilde Hesme (Louise), Laurent Delbecque (Pierre), Elina Löwensohn (Rachel), Léa Seydoux (Marie), Aurore Clément (La mère de Bertrand), Laurent Lucas (Laurent Lucas), Michel Piccoli (Le grand Hou), Olivier Martinaud (Un pensionnaire du Domaine), Audrey Bonnet, Julie Gasnier, Vincent Macaigne, Thierry de Peretti, Natalia Tintoré, Maria Totaro, Pauline Attal, Nicolas Marais, Laurent Sauvage
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 130 min
  • Aka: On War

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