Les Combattants

Directed by Thomas Cailley

Arnaud is looking forward to a summer hanging out with his friends and learning his family’s carpentry trade, but when he meets Madeleine, it’s love at first fight. Convinced that an apocalypse is fast approaching, Madeleine is focused on honing her survival skills at an army boot camp, and with nothing more exciting on offer, Arnaud decides to sign up with her. As Madeleine and Arnaud learn to fend for themselves, they begin to grow closer until their private world in the wilderness comes under attack. An engaging and intelligent rites-of-passage tale, this is also a surprisingly effective crowd-pleaser.

Duration:
98 minutes

Languages:
French

Subtitles:
Full English

Country of origin:
France

Year of production:
2014