In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's island.In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's island.In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's island.
- Awards
- 13 wins & 39 nominations total
Stéfan Godin
- Général Darras
- (as Stefan Godin)
Didier Sandre
- Général Boisdeffre
- (as Didier Sandre de la Comédie Française)
Yannik Landrein
- Gast
- (as Yannick Landrein)
Vincent Perez
- Maître Leblois
- (as Vincent Pérez)
Hervé Pierre
- Général Gonse
- (as Hervé Pierre de la Comédie Française)
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
- Bachir
- (as Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina)
Kevin Garnichat
- Lauth
- (as Kévin Garnichat)
Michel Vuillermoz
- Du Paty de Clam
- (as Michel Vuillermoz de la Comédie Française)
Featured review
The story is nothing revolutionary, no extra twist or suprise but the real gem here is the way the story is told and the movie was shot.
In contrast to the oversaturated Hollywood exhaustive action packed style this movie manages to tell the intriguing Dreyfus affair in France 1895 without unnecessary overdone action scenes/music whilst maintaining the core tension of the topic that doesn't let you off the hook.
When the movie was finished I couldn't believe that over 2h were over and I felt pleasantly refreshed and renewed, although I was constantly focused on what will happen next. That's the level of smoothness we are talking about here.
A connection to past Polanski or french movies is definitly visible and this way of storytelling can be thought of as a new take on it.
If you like historical dramas with a good portion of crime you should definitly take a look at this gem.
In contrast to the oversaturated Hollywood exhaustive action packed style this movie manages to tell the intriguing Dreyfus affair in France 1895 without unnecessary overdone action scenes/music whilst maintaining the core tension of the topic that doesn't let you off the hook.
When the movie was finished I couldn't believe that over 2h were over and I felt pleasantly refreshed and renewed, although I was constantly focused on what will happen next. That's the level of smoothness we are talking about here.
A connection to past Polanski or french movies is definitly visible and this way of storytelling can be thought of as a new take on it.
If you like historical dramas with a good portion of crime you should definitly take a look at this gem.
- valterpravnik
- Feb 3, 2020
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe production was originally conceived as an English-language film with a Hollywood star in the lead to be shot on locations in Poland. Later, tax cuts enabled the film to be produced on the original locations in Paris, France, and in the French language with a French cast.
- ConnectionsRemake of Die Affaire Dreyfus (1968)
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $25,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $18,925,109
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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