Calm at Sea
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October 1941. Eighteen months into France’s occupation by German troops, young Communist members of the Resistance shoot dead an officer of the German Army. In retaliation, Hitler demands the deaths of 150 Frenchmen, as 'retribution'. The targets are to be mostly young men believed to share the assassins’ political convictions. Most of these men are taken from an internment camp for opponents of the occupation; a 35-year-old French rural administrator is ordered to select the victims. Although the parish priest appeals to their conscience and moral sensibilities, both the German military and their French helpers slavishly follow their orders.
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Cast
28 people
Léo-Paul Salmain
Guy Môquet
Also in
The Family
Alias Caracalla, au cœur de la Résistance
Ulrich Matthes
Ernst Jünger
Known for
Downfall
A Hidden Life
Jean-Marc Roulot
Lucien Touya
Known for
Back to Burgundy
Haute Cuisine
Marc Barbé
Jean Pierre Thimbaud
Known for
Paris Police 1900
La Vie en Rose
Jacob Matschenz
Soldier Otto
Known for
Babylon Berlin
The Wave
Harald Schrott
Oberst Speidel
Known for
Fay Grim
Christopher Buchholz
Kristucat
Known for
The New Look
Eros
Arielle Dombasle
Charmille
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Philippe Résimont
Désiré Granet
Known for
AKA
Baron Noir
Charlie Nelson
Victor Renelle
Known for
Diplomacy
Man on the Train
Martin Loizillon
Claude Lalet
Known for
Standing Tall
The Odyssey
Sébastien Accart
Sub-prefect Bernard Lecornu
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Volker Schlöndorff Director · Bruno Coulais Composer Lubomir Bakchev Cinematographer
First release October 14, 2011 · Produced in France, Germany · Languages French, German
Production
Provobis Film
Production
Les Canards Sauvages
Production
7e Apache Film
Production
France · Germany
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Languages
Original title
La Mer à l'aube
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Germany · October 14, 2011
Premiere · Frankfurt am Main
France · March 21, 2012
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 25, 2013 · Theatrical
France
January 26, 2012 · Premiere · Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
Germany
February 1, 2012 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Mexico
October 16, 2011 · Premiere · Morelia Film Festival
Poland
November 27, 2011 · Premiere · Plus Camerimage International Film Festival
Russia
April 10, 2013 · Theatrical
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