Deserter

May 18, 2002 0 By Fans
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Plot

Unlikely friends in a melting pot of confusion. Simon Murray fights for the French Foreign Legion. Pascal Dupont fights for himself. War torn men question honour, hope, morality…because you can desert everything…except yourself.

Release Year: 2002

Rating: 5.2/10 (174 voted)

Director:
Martin Huberty

Stars: Paul Fox, Tom Hardy, Kate Maberly

Storyline
Rebuffed in love and uncertain of life, Simon is the story of a young Englishman's physical and spiritual journey during Algeria's battle for independence from France. Driven by romantic illusion to join the French Foreign Legion, Simon learns what it truly means to be a hero. A timeless, coming of age story set against the epic, sweeping landscape of North Africa.

Writers: Simon Murray, Axel Aylwen

Cast:

Paul Fox

Simon Murray


Tom Hardy

Pascal Dupont


Kate Maberly

Jennifer


Aitor Merino

Benito Valdes


Félicité Du Jeu

Nicole


Yorick van Wageningen

Schreiber

(as Van Wageningen)


Bruno Munoz-Rojas

Blanco


Javier Alcina

Rodriguez


Christian Mulot

Lieutenant Thibault


Dugald Bruce Lockhart

Cpl Muller


Enzo Cilenti

Sgt. Crepelli


Bruno Lastra

Vasco


Katie Jones

Patricia


Nabil Elouahabi

Abdel Kadar

Release Date: 18 May 2002



Box Office Details

Budget: $3,500,000

(estimated)



Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:
(Palm Springs International Film Festival)



User Review

very unique and compelling film on the foreign legion

Rating: 10/10

I liked this film immensely, it has very nice scenery in Morocco, and
strong characterizations, and in this case the introduction of the love
interest actually drives the story along and makes it even more
compelling.

Especially when the Legionnaires have to make a choice to side with the
OAS the breakaway French military faction opposing deGaulle, this makes
it fascinating! I thought the characters were well defined, and the
film showed enough for us to get a true picture of Legion life: the
brutal training, the marches, the NCOs, the officer class, the
ceremonies, the skirmishes with the Arabs, the sense of loyalty.

Also the film had enough money spent on it to make a convincing
portrait of Morocco at this period of transition, you have the colonial
French architecture, and the spectacular desert scenery! I recommend
any Foreign Legion fans to buy this film and watch it again and again!