Ceasefire
In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa. In the vast territories of Upper Volta he - with the help of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great War - try to recruit the villagers as labor for plantations in Ghana. But his adventure leads him to a dead-end, and he comes back to Paris desperate to find his place in the world.
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Romain Duris
Georges Laffont
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Céline Sallette
Hélène
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Julie-Marie Parmentier
Madeleine
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Grégory Gadebois
Marcel
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Yvon Martin
Fabrice
Known for
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Wabinlé Nabié
Diofo
Known for
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Morwenna Spagnol
Amie Philippe
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Emmanuel Courcol Director · Jérôme Lemonnier Composer Tom Stern Cinematographer
First release August 6, 2016 · Produced in Belgium, France · Production uMedia, Fontana
Production
Polaris Film Productions
Production
uMedia
Production
Fontana
Production
Belgium · France
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Original title
Cessez-le-feu
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · August 6, 2016
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
France · April 19, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 27, 2016 · Premiere · Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême
January 10, 2026 · TV · France•4
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