The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
264 audience votes
Key crew
- Mathieu VadepiedScreenplay
- Mathieu VadepiedDirector
- Olivier DemangelScreenplay
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Omar SyBakary Diallo
- Alassane DiongThierno Diallo
- Jonas BloquetLieutenant Chambreau
- Bamar KaneSalif
- Alassane SyBirama
- Clément SambouAdama
- Ibrahim BaSoldat peul 1
- Oumar SeyAbdoulaye
- Anthony MartinSoldat blanc 2 champ ossements
- Aminata WoneSalimata
- François ChattotGénéral Chambreau
- Léa CarneLucie