Description
Secrets, betrayals, and sacrifices: the General's other war.
Historical Thriller by Antonin Baudry, starring Simon Abkarian, Simon Russell Beale, and Florian Lesieur. 2h 40m. France, Belgium.
Suitable for all audiences (with a warning).
June 1940. France is collapsing and signs the armistice. Amidst the chaos, one man refuses to yield. Standing alone against the odds, this little-known general escapes to London to save what remains of a dream: freedom. Without an army, without support, without hope. Yet, he holds a fierce conviction: France—his France—has not laid down its arms. He makes a final, daring gamble: to convince the world that the Battle of France is neither over nor lost. Reality is stubborn and proves him wrong. But gradually, resistance fighters emerge from the shadows—in England, France, and Africa—joined by rebellious high school students and determined soldiers. Their faith, their audacity, and their burning desire for freedom defy a history that seemed already written.
Film screened out of competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.



