Beau Travail
“Maybe freedom begins with remorse.”
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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Cast
44 people
Denis Lavant
Galoup
Known for
Holy Motors
The Night Eats the World
Michel Subor
Commander Bruno Forestier
Known for
Le Petit Soldat
Jules and Jim
Grégoire Colin
Gilles Sentain
Known for
MobLand
Women at War
Richard Courcet
Legionnaire
Known for
Both Sides of the Blade
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Legionnaire
Known for
Lost Bullet
Polisse
Adiatou Massudi
Legionnaire
No other roles listed
Mickael Ravovski
Legionnaire
No other roles listed
Dan Herzberg
Legionnaire
Known for
Black Spot
Taxi
Giuseppe Molino
Legionnaire
Also in
Agrippina
For all the magic hidden in this world
Gianfranco Poddighe
Legionnaire
Known for
Heartbreaker
Maria Montessori
Marc Veh
Legionnaire
Also in
Reine Crocodile
Thong Duy Nguyen
Legionnaire
Also in
Le Rossignol
Claire Denis Director · Jean-Pol Fargeau Screenplay Herman Melville Author
United States release March 31, 2002 · Produced in France · Languages French, Italian, Russian, Turkish
Production
La Sept-Arte
Production
S.M. Films
Production
Tanaïs Com
Production
Tanaïs Productions
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian · Russian · Turkish
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 1999
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · May 3, 2000
Theatrical
United States · March 31, 2002
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · October 15, 2002
Physical · DVD
United States
January 21, 2000 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
September 4, 2020 · Limited theatrical · 4k re-release
September 15, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 1, 2022 · Digital · HBO Max
Canada
September 16, 1999 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Finland
May 3, 2000 · Theatrical
France
April 17, 2000 · TV · Arte
Germany
February 10, 2000 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
April 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
November 19, 1999 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Netherlands
February 22, 2024 · Theatrical · remastered 4K
Sweden
May 3, 2000 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
November 20, 2000 · Physical · DVD
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