Summary
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+39)
Critics 29Audiences 68GoodWatch 48
Running time
2 h 1 min
A typical length for dramas, +12 min on the typical 109
typical 109121Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+1
Released
2004
April 29, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceWarLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanSpanishFrenchMade in
Canada
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
55 people
Charlize TheronGilda Bessé
Penélope CruzMia
Stuart TownsendGuy Malyon
Thomas KretschmannMajor Thomas Bietrich- PCPeter CockettMax
Gabriel HoganJulian Ellsworth
Karine VanasseLisette
David La HayeLucien
Steven BerkoffCharles Bessé- JRJohn RobinsonDavid Beamish
Élisabeth ChouvalidzéFortune Teller- JLJolyane LangloisGilda, Age 14
Sophie DesmaraisÉlodie
Éloïsa CervantesJulie- IVIvan VukovUndergraduate #1
- SBSebastian BaileyUndergraduate #2
Rachelle LefevreAlice
Daniel MurphyUndergraduate #3
Linda TomassoneMolly Twelvetrees
Julian CaseyWinston
Lisa Bronwyn MooreDavina
Frank FontaineUnwin- VRVanya RoseVenetia
Amy SloanLinda
Directing · 1
- John Duigan Director, Screenplay
Production · 20
- Matthew Payne Executive Producer
- Julia Palau Executive Producer
- Jason Piette Producer
- Bertil Ohlsson Producer
- Maxime Rémillard Producer
- Michael Cowan Producer
Camera · 1
- Paul Sarossy Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Dominique Fortin Editor
Sound · 9
- Terry Frewer Original Music Composer
- Chris Navarro ADR Recordist
- Jo Caron ADR Recording Engineer, Foley Recording Engineer
- Michel Descombes Sound
- Gavin Fernandes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Philippe Mercier Sound Mixer
Art · 8
- Jonathan Lee Production Design
- Gérard Marcireau Set Decoration
- Jim Erickson Set Decoration
- Marina Morris Set Decoration
- Patrick Schmitt Art Direction
- Michael Kelm Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Mario Davignon Costume Design
- Kay Georgiou Hairstylist
- Shane Paish Makeup Artist
- Catherine Lavoie Makeup Artist
- Marie-France Thibault Hairstylist
- Belinda Hodgson Makeup Artist
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