Le retour du héros = Return of the hero / JD Prod, Les Films Sur Mesure et Studiocanal présentent ; une coproduction JD Prod, Les Films Sur Mesure, Studiocanal, France 3 Cinéma ; en coproduction avec Nexus Factory, Umedia, GV Prod ; écrit par Laurent Tirard, Grégoire Vigneron ; produit par Marc Dujaroin, Olivia Lagache ; un film de Laurent Tirard.
Jean Dujardin, Mélanie Laurent, Noémie Merlant, Christophe Montenez, Evelyne Buyle, Christian Bujeau, Laurent Bateau, Jean-Michel Lahmi, Féodor Atkine. Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
Summary:
France, 1809: The charming Captain Neuville is set to marry the naive Pauline when the war breaks out, forcing Neuville to depart for the battlefield. After not hearing from the captain for months, Pauline grows sick with worry, and her sister Elizabeth decides to write letters on Neuville's behalf to cheer her up. Unexpectedly, Neuville returns home in glory and is welcomed as a hero, but unbeknownst to everyone, he is a coward and a war deserter.
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