Deserter

– Unlikely friends in a melting pot of confusion. Simon Murray fights for the French Foreign Legion. P..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Original Name:
Simon: An English Legionnaire
Deserter (2002) - Also known as Simon: An English Legionnaire

Unlikely friends in a melting pot of confusion. Simon Murray fights for the French Foreign Legion. Pascal Dupont fights for himself. War torn men question honour, hope, morality...because you can desert everything...except yourself.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

18 May 2002

Language:

English

Director:

Martin Huberty

Writer:

Simon Murray (true story "Legionnaire"), Axel Aylwen (screenplay), William M. Akers (screenplay), Julie Weinberg (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Paul Fox, Tom Hardy, Kate Maberly, Aitor Merino

Plot:

Rebuffed in love and uncertain of life, Simon is the story of a young Englishman's physical and spiritual journey during Algeria's battle for independence from France. Driven by romantic illusion to join the French Foreign Legion, Simon learns what it truly means to be a hero. A timeless, coming of age story set against the epic, sweeping landscape of North Africa.

Production:

Inception Media Group

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.5/10