Capitaines des ténèbres (2006)
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Manuel Blanc, Clément Sibony, Patrick Mille, Richard Bohringer, Micky Sébastian
A French colonial expedition toward Lake Chad pushes into unfamiliar Niger territory as its captains’ brutality and dwindling supplies strain the mission.
The story
In 1899, a French military column led by Captains Julien Chanoine and Paul Voulet sets out to conquer Lake Chad and unite the French colonial empire. The mission ventures farther into an unfamiliar part of Niger as food supplies begin to run short. The two captains show no mercy toward the local population or their colonial soldiers.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1899, a French military column led by Captains Julien Chanoine and Paul Voulet sets out to conquer Lake Chad in order to unite the French colonial empire. The two captains are violent and show no mercy toward the local population or their colonial soldiers. The Voulet-Chanoine mission ventures ever farther into an as-yet-unknown part of Niger as food supplies begin to run short. Little by little, Voulet descends into megalomaniacal delusion.
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