Volontaire Explained

Volontaire
Director:	Hélène Fillières
Producer:	Matthieu Tarot
Starring:	Diane Rouxel Lambert Wilson
Music:	Bruno Coulais
Cinematography:	Eric Dumont
Editing:	Yves Deschamps
Distributor:	Gaumont Film Company
Studio:	Albertine Productions
Country:	France
Language:	French
Budget:	$5.1 million^[1]
Gross:	$1 million^[2]

Volontaire is a French drama directed by Hélène Fillières, who also co-wrote the film and plays a naval commander.

Plot

After studying to become a Russian and an English linguist, Laure joins the Marine Fusiliers as a protocol officer. She is assigned to work for a Naval Commando officer that inspires her to earn her own green beret as a member of the Commando Ponchardier support unit.

Cast

• Diane Rouxel as Laure Baer
• Lambert Wilson as Commandant Rivière
• Alex Descas as Albertini
• Corentin Fila as Loïc Dumont
• Josiane Balasko as Muriel Baer
• André Marcon as Monsieur Baer
• Igor Kovalsky as Marchaudon
• Jonathan Couzinié as Philippe
• Hélène Fillières as Weber
• Marc Fraize as Desmarest
• Pauline Acquart as Attab

Production

Principal photography on the film began on May 11, 2017 in Bretagne.^[3] The shooting lasted 7 weeks and ended in July 2017.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Volontaire (2018) - JPBox-Office .
2. Web site: Raising Colors. Box Office Mojo.
3. Web site: Shoot about to get under way for Hélène Fillières' Volontaire. Cineuropa.
4. Web site: Lanester. Un film tourné à la base militaire.