Summary
Madagascar, at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. On an air base of the French army, the soldiers live the last carefree years of colonialism. Influenced by his readings of Fantômette, Thomas, a child who is not yet 10 years old, gradually forges a look at the world around him.
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 76Audiences 58GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer81%
Metascore71
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.9
User score5.3
Box office
17%of its budget back
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $7 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 57 min
A typical length for dramas, +8 min on the typical 109
typical 109117Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+3Released
2023
May 31, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
MalagasyMade in
- France
Madagascar- Belgium
and 4 more15 people
- CVCharlie VauselleThomas
- Quim GutiérrezRobert Lopez
- Nadia TereszkiewiczColette Lopez
- Sophie GuilleminMme Guedj
- HDHugues DelamarliereBernard Huissens
- David SereroM. Guedj
- Luna CarpiauxOdile Huissens
- MPMathis PiberneAlain
- SCSacha Cosar-AccaouiMichel
- François-Dominique BlinLe Toubib
- ARAmely RakotoarimalalaMiangaly
- MRMitia RalaivitaAndry
- CPCathy PhamSuzanne
- COCalissa Oskal-OolFantômette
- Olivier LanchyUn invité
Directing · 4
- Robin Campillo Director, Screenplay, Editor
- Emmanuel Gomes de Araujo First Assistant Director
- Théo Madia Second Assistant Director
- Julie Richard First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Gilles Marchand Screenplay
Production · 6
- Marie-Ange Luciani Producer
- Leïla Fournier Casting
- Aline Dalbis Casting
- Marie Cantet Casting
- Christophe Gomes Additional Casting
- Audrey Gatimel Extras Casting
Camera · 10
- Jeanne Lapoirie Director of Photography
- Julien Bureau Additional Second Assistant Camera
- Chris Renson Camera Operator
- Ugo Villion Second Assistant Camera
- Luc Frisson First Assistant "B" Camera
- Julien Covens Grip
Sound · 9
- Arnaud Rebotini Music
- Thomas Gauder Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Thimotée Robart Sound Assistant
- Martin Caraux Music Supervisor
- Olivier Thys Foley Artist
- Julien Sicart Sound Recordist
Art · 5
- Emmanuelle Duplay Art Direction
- Nicolas Doerler Property Buyer
- Thomas Laporte Property Master
- Yann Le Borgne Location Scout
- Chouchane Bakirel Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Isabelle Pannetier Costume Designer
- Cécile Pellerin Key Makeup Artist
- Daphné Hesnard Makeup Artist
- Louis Descols Costumer
- Flora Pascottini Wardrobe Coordinator
Visual Effects · 4
- Lisa Fischer Visual Effects Supervisor
- Olivier Boutry Digital Compositor
- Estelle Mathieu Digital Compositor
- Olivier Raveneau Digital Compositor
Lighting · 3
- Adrien Grasswill Electrician
- Renaud Seveau Electrician
- Alexandre Petazzoni Electrician
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