Home Front (2020 film) explained

Home Front
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Director:	Lucas Belvaux
Starring:	Gérard Depardieu
Runtime:	101 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

Home Front (French: '''Des hommes''';) is a 2020 French drama film directed by Lucas Belvaux adapted by a novel of Laurent Mauvignier. It was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Synopsis

They were sent to Algeria during the "events" in 1960. Two years later, Bernard, Rabut, Février, and others returned to France. They remained silent and lived their lives. But sometimes, it takes almost nothing, like a winter birthday or a small gift, for the past to suddenly come back into the lives of those who thought they could deny it, even forty years later.

Cast

• Gérard Depardieu as Feu-de-Bois
• Catherine Frot as Solange
• Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Rabut
• Edouard Sulpice as young Rabut

Release

• Label Festival de Cannes 2020^[4]
• Angoulême French-speaking Film Festival 2020 : out of competition^[5]
• Brussels Film Festival 2020 : opening film^[6]
• Deauville American Film Festival 2020 : out of competition
• International Historical Fiction Film Festival 2020 : official selection

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cannes Film Festival Reveals 2020 Lineup: Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Kate Winslet & Pixar . Deadline . 3 June 2020 . 4 June 2020.
2. Web site: Cannes selects lineup for 2020 edition after 'physical' festival shelved . The Guardian . 3 June 2020 . 4 June 2020.
3. Web site: The films of the Official Selection 2020 . Cannes . 3 June 2020 . 5 June 2020.
4. https://www.20minutes.fr/arts-stars/cinema/2792067-20200604-pourquoi-label-cannes-donne-sourire-professionnels-cinema Pourquoi le « Label Cannes » donne le sourire aux professionnels du cinéma
5. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/cinema/j-espere-le-voir-grandir-jusqu-a-ma-mort-malgre-la-covid-dominique-besnehard-annonce-un-programme-eclatant-pour-son-festival-du-film-d-angouleme_4046983.html "J'espère le voir grandir jusqu'à ma mort !" : malgré la Covid, Dominique Besnehard annonce un programme éclatant pour son festival du film d'Angoulême
6. https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/belge/detail_briff-des-hommes-une-douloureuse-evocation-de-la-guerre-d-algerie?id=10573788 BRIFF:Des hommes, une douloureuse évocation de la guerre d'Algérie