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I have to admit it: I went to see "Les fragments d'Antonin" because of the presence of Grégori Derangère who is, for me, one of the most underrated actor in French cinema. I was deeply afraid that the movie would be a cheesy recollection of WWI memory but it wasn't so. Les Fragments is a brutal, yet tender movie about the internal wounds that are hidden deeply in one's mind. Moreover, most of the characters have wounds either physical or mental, you see that they are deeply hurt and that they used to fight for their motherland and now to do it for their own lives. Grégori Derangère, as Antonin, gives a mesmerizing performance that use both of his physical ability and his ability to convey those internal demons. Anouk Grinberg is tender, sweet and gives a strong performance as Madeleine by whom peace is brought to Antonin. Finally, Aurélien Recoing all in "retenue" gives one of the best performance in a movie in 2006.

First time director Gabriel Le Bomin, who only directed short films and docs before, is a name that we need to keep in our heads and that we ought to repeat over and over again.