
Ceasefire
Drama
Overview
In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa. In the vast territories of Upper Volta he - with the help of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great War - try to recruit the villagers as labor for plantations in Ghana. But his adventure leads him to a dead-end, and he comes back to Paris desperate to find his place in the world.
Top Cast


Romain Duris
Romain Duris
Georges Laffont
Romain Duris
Georges Laffont


Céline Sallette
Céline Sallette
Hélène
Céline Sallette
Hélène


Julie-Marie Parmentier
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Madeleine
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Madeleine


Grégory Gadebois
Grégory Gadebois
Marcel
Grégory Gadebois
Marcel


Yvon Martin
Yvon Martin
Fabrice
Yvon Martin
Fabrice


Wabinlé Nabié
Wabinlé Nabié
Diofo
Wabinlé Nabié
Diofo


Morwenna Spagnol
Morwenna Spagnol
Amie Philippe
Morwenna Spagnol
Amie Philippe


Thibault Pinson
Thibault Pinson
Le vétéran au cabaret
Thibault Pinson
Le vétéran au cabaret
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