Of Men And War
Des hommes et de la guerre
France / Switzerland, May 2014
FILM,
Documentary,
142 min.
- directed by
- Laurent Bécue-Renard
- Written by
- Laurent Bécue-Renard
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.ofmenandwar.com
Anger consumes a squad of combat vets years after their return from the front. The dozen warriors in this documentary have come home to the United States, but their minds are stuck out on the battlefield. All have traumatic memories that haunt them to this day. Wives, children, and parents bear the brunt of their fractured spirits. At The Pathway Home, a pioneering post-traumatic stress disorder therapy centre, the film's protagonists resolve to end the ongoing destruction. The film explores their gruelling paths to recovery, as they attempt to make peace with themselves, their past, and their families.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2014
- Original Version
- English (french subtitles), colour, DCP, 142 min.
- Production
- Alice Films, Louise Productions Lausanne, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Laurent Bécue-Renard, Heinz Dill, Elisa Garbar
- directed by
- Laurent Bécue-Renard
- Written by
- Laurent Bécue-Renard
- Cinematography
- Camille Cottagnoud
- Editing
- Isidore Bethel, Sophie Brunet, Charlotte Boigeol
- Sound Editing
- Sandie Bompar
- Sound Design
- Cyril Bécue
- Re-Recording Mix
- Fanny Weinzaepflen
- Music
- Kudsi Erguner
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Good Fellas
Worldwide Distribution
- France
-
Why Not Productions
Distribution
Release date: 22.10.2014
Awards
(a selection)
- San Francisco, San Francisco Int. Film Festival, Special Jury Recognition 2015 (Winner)
- Amsterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary 2014 (Winner)
- Riga, European Film Academy e.V., European Documentary Film Award - Prix Arte 2014 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Kiev, Docudays UA 2016 International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival
25.03.2016 - 01.04.2016 -
9th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verité" Tehran
13.12.2015 - 19.12.2015 -
St. Louis, 24th St. Louis International Film Festival
05.11.2015 - 15.11.2015 -
14th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren
08.08.2015 - 16.08.2015 -
32nd Jerusalem Film Festival
09.07.2015 - 19.07.2015 -
Moscow, 37th Moscow International Film Festival
19.06.2015 - 26.06.2015 -
Washington, 13th Silverdocs Documentary Festival AFI/Discovery Channel Washington
17.06.2015 - 21.06.2015 -
Open City London Documentary Festival
16.06.2015 - 21.06.2015 -
Sydney, 62nd Sydney Film Festival
03.06.2015 - 14.06.2015 -
Melbourne VIC 3001, Human Rights Arts & Film Festival
07.05.2015 - 21.05.2015
-
Munich, 30. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
07.05.2015 - 17.05.2015 -
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
30.04.2015 - 10.05.2015 -
Madrid, Documenta Madrid 15
30.04.2015 - 10.05.2015 -
Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya Film Festival
23.04.2015 - 29.04.2015 -
San Francisco, 58th San Francisco International Film Festival
23.04.2015 - 07.05.2015 -
Nyon, 21e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
17.04.2015 - 25.04.2015 -
18th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Durham
09.04.2015 - 12.04.2015 -
Istanbul, 34th Istanbul International Film Festival
04.04.2015 - 19.04.2015 -
True/False Film Fest
05.03.2015 - 08.03.2015 -
Zagreb, 10th Zagreb Dox
22.02.2015 - 01.03.2015 -
Helsinki, 14th DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
27.01.2015 - 01.02.2015 -
Göteborg, 38th Göteborg International Film Festival
23.01.2015 - 02.02.2015 -
13.12.2014 - 13.12.2014 -
Amsterdam, 27th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
19.11.2014 - 30.11.2014 -
Cannes, 67e Festival international du film de Cannes
14.05.2014 - 25.05.2014