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Quick Info

Rating

7.1/10

Release2000

Runtime1h 33m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

La Sept-Arte

S.M. Films

Tanaïs Com

Movie

Beau Travail

2000

1h 33m

7.1

Drama

Synopsis

Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind.

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