Summary
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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Credits
- Director: Bertrand Bonello
- Script: Bertrand Bonello
- Photo: Josée Deshaies
- Music: Bertrand Bonello
- Cast: Mathieu Amalric (Bertrand), Asia Argento (Uma), Guillaume Depardieu (Charles), Clotilde Hesme (Louise), Michel Piccoli (Hou), Aurore Clément (La mère), Elina Löwensohn (Rachel), Laurent Lucas
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 130 min
- Aka: On War
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