In the east African enclave of Djibouti, the men of a small French Foreign Legion outpost spend their days practicing military drills, exercising and baking in the desert sun. Barely older than his soldiers, Sergeant Galoup seems to be the perfect Legionnaire: a brooding loner who runs his troop like a well-oiled machine -- that is until Sentain, a new recruit, arrives and threatens to upset the delicate balance of his world.
Production La Sept-Arte [fr]; S.M. Films [fr]; Tanaïs Productions [fr];
Cast Names Denis Lavant; Michel Subor; Grégoire Colin; Richard Courcet; Nicolas Duvauchelle; Adiatou Massudi; Mickael Ravovski; Dan Herzberg; Giuseppe Molino; Gianfranco Poddighe; Marc Veh; Thong Duy Nguyen; Jean-Yves Vivet; Bernardo Montet; Dimitri Tsiapkinis; Djamel Zemali; Abdelkader Bouti; Loula Ali Lotta; Marta Tafesse Kassa; Ali Mohammed Hamadou; Ahmed Houffeil Abdi; Aïcha Med Robleh; Sigue Samouel; Almaz Lissana; Kounana Mitike; Amina Iman; Yawadit Bahailou; Zinat Cheik Safi; Hiwat Ayalleh; Touriye Ballata;
Box Office USD 247,606
Release Date 2000-01-21 (Sundance Film Festival) 2000-03-31 (New York City, New York)
Genres Drama;
Running Time 1 hr. 32 min. 1 hr. 30 min. 1 hr. 30 min. 1 hr. 33 min. 1 hr. 30 min.