A father and his 17-year-old son are recruited to fight in World War I, facing the horrors of war together in Senegal.
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During World War I, a father enlists himself in the French Army in order to be with his 17-year-old son who was recruited against his will. Sent to the front, they find themselves facing the war together in the French colony of Senegal.
"Starring Omar Sy (Friends), Father and Soldier is a French-Senegalese war drama that was selected for the Cannes 2022 Un Certain Regard section. Sy, who is also a producer of the film, delivers an outstanding performance that is out of his comfort zone, while the plot, based on a little-told story from World War I, is an emotional portrait of the father-son relationship. The movie is an interesting proposition to examine French colonialism, and was a box office success in France."