Ceasefire

– In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave hi..

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Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
Original Name:
Cessez-le-feu
Ceasefire
Ceasefire (2016) - Also known as Cessez-le-feu

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.

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Release Date:

19 Apr 2017

Language:

French, French Sign Language

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In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfar, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa into the vast territories of Upper Volta in the company of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great War. From village to village, Georges uses Diofo's talents as a griot to recruit the villagers as labour for plantations in Ghana. But this adventure leads him to a dead-end, and he comes back to Nantes where his brother Marcel, a war invalid, lives with their mother's. After the war in Europe, life went on without him. Georges will desperately try to find his place, with the help of Helene, a sign language teacher with whom he will have a tumultuous relationship, and his family, that he selfishly left behind. He will finally attempt to heal their wounds, and his.

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1 nomination.

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Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10

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