Golden Years (2017)

Original title

Nos années folles

Directed by

André Téchiné

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A French army deserter during World War I disguises himself as a woman to avoid capture. His wife helps him maintain the ruse as they navigate a world of secrets and shifting identities.

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What happens

Golden Years (French: Nos années folles) is a 2017 French drama film directed by André Téchiné and starring Pierre Deladonchamps and Céline Sallette. The script was written by Téchiné in collaboration with Cédric Anger adapting Fabrice Virgili and Daniele Voldman's nonfiction book La garconne et l'assassin (The Flapper and the Killer). The plot follows a French army deserter who disguised himself as a woman in order to dodge the authorities. It was shown in the Special Screening section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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