This little masterpiece was shot in 1972 and only released in Paris in 2002, thirty years later. What a shame. But later is better than never.
The actual story of a group of french resistants in the Vercors, during WW2, and their fierce fight against German soldiers and french militiamen. The setting is outstanding, on locations in the middle of the woods, mountains and valleys. The topic of this story reminds "The Lost Patrol", where the characters, very well described, are killed one by one, while the enemy remains nearly invisible.
And the most interesting thing is that those characters are not such heroes, but only men who were in the wrong place in the wrong time and who try to survive. As human beings.
Philippe Leotard gives here a powerful performance.
The actual story of a group of french resistants in the Vercors, during WW2, and their fierce fight against German soldiers and french militiamen. The setting is outstanding, on locations in the middle of the woods, mountains and valleys. The topic of this story reminds "The Lost Patrol", where the characters, very well described, are killed one by one, while the enemy remains nearly invisible.
And the most interesting thing is that those characters are not such heroes, but only men who were in the wrong place in the wrong time and who try to survive. As human beings.
Philippe Leotard gives here a powerful performance.