Underplayed Gems

I Am a Soldier (2015)

I Am a Soldier poster
Original title
Je suis un soldat
Directed by
Laurent Larivière
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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An unemployed young woman in a French factory town turns to the illegal trade of dog trafficking to survive. She becomes increasingly entangled in this dark underworld.

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I Am a Soldier (French: Je suis un soldat) is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Laurent Larivière, starring Louise Bourgoin and Jean-Hugues Anglade. Set in Roubaix, France, the film follows Sandrine, an unemployed young woman who finds herself initiated into the illegal trade of dog trafficking. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. The original title of the film is taken from the lyrics of the Johnny Hallyday song "Quand revient la nuit". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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