Battle of the Brave (2004)

Original title

Nouvelle-France

Directed by

Jean Beaudin

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Canada

Runtime

2h 23m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 18th century New France a love story unfolds between a peasant and a priest. Their romance is threatened by the arrival of a ruthless English officer and the political tensions of the colony.

romanticdramatichistoricalsweepingearnestintensemelancholic

What happens

Battle of the Brave (French: Nouvelle-France, lit. 'New France') is a 2004 historical romance film directed by Jean Beaudin, written by Pierre Billon and starring Noémie Godin-Vigneau, David La Haye, Juliette Gosselin, Sébastien Huberdeau, Gérard Depardieu, Bianca Gervais, Irène Jacob, Pierre Lebeau, Vincent Pérez, Isabel Richer, Tim Roth, Jason Isaacs and Colm Meaney. Separate English and French language versions were shot simultaneously. The film cost CA$30 million, making it as of 2004, the most expensive ever made in Quebec. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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