Our Men (film)

Our Men (French: Mon légionnaire) is a 2021 French-Belgian drama film, written and directed by Rachel Lang. It stars Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Ina Marija Bartaité and Aleksandr Kuznetsov.

Our Men
Theatrical release poster
FrenchMon légionnaire
Directed byRachel Lang
Written byRachel Lang
Produced by
  • Jérémy Forni
  • Benoit Roland
Starring
CinematographyFiona Braillon
Edited bySophie Vercruysse
Production
companies
Distributed byBac Films
Release dates
  • 15 July 2021 (2021-07-15) (Cannes)
  • 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) (France)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Russian

It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on 15 July 2021. It released in France on 6 October 2021, by Bac Films.

Cast

Production

In January 2018, it was announced Rachel Lang would direct the film, from a screenplay she wrote.[2] In November 2019, it was announced Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Ina Marija Bartaité and Aleksandr Kuznetsov had joined the cast of the film, with Bac Films set to distribute.[3]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on 15 July 2021.[4][5] It released in France on 6 October 2021.[6]

Critical reception

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a four out of five stars writing: "Rachel Lang delivers an unadorned tour de force."[7]

References
  1. "Our Men". Bac Films. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  2. Lemercier, Fabien (23 January 2018). "Rachel Lang to attend Cinemart with Mon Légionnaire". CineEuropa. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. Keslassy, Elsa (November 6, 2019). "AFM: Bac Films Launches Sales on 'Our Men;' Unveils First Still (EXCLUSIVE)".
  4. Tartaglione, Nancy (June 8, 2021). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Includes Films From Clio Barnard, Alice Rohrwacher, Joanna Hogg – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  5. "Mon Legionnaire (Our Men)". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. Lemercier, Fabien (22 June 2021). "Bac Films gets battle-ready with Our Men". Cineuropa - the Best of European Cinema. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. Bradshaw, Peter (15 July 2021). "Our Men review – Rachel Lang delivers an unadorned tour de force". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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