THE WHITE KNIGHTS
JOACHIM LAFOSSE
Synopsis
Jacques Arnault, head of Sud Secours NGO, is planning a high impact operation : he and his team are going to exfiltrate 300 orphans victims of Chadian civil war and bring them to French adoption applicants. Françoise Dubois, a journalist, is invited to come along with them and handle the media coverage for this operation. Completely immersed in the brutal reality of a country at war, the NGO members start losing their convictions and are faced with the limits of humanitarian intervention.
Scenario
Joachim Lafosse, Bulle Decarpentries, Thomas Van Zuylen
with the collaboration of Thomas Bidegain
​
Cast
Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donzelli, Reda Kateb
​
Production
Les films du Worso, Versus production, France 3 cinéma,
Le Pacte, RTBF, Belgacom
​
Financial partners
Eurimages, Soficinéma, Inver Invest, Fortis Film fund, Communauté française de Belgique, Wallimage
French distribution
Le Pacte
​
International sales
Indie Sales
​
Diffusion
Canal +, Ciné +, France TV, RTBF
Genre
Drama
Release date
january 20th, 2016
​
Running time
112 min
​
Festivals and distinctions
-
San Sebastien International Film Festival - Official Competition
-
Prize of the mise en scène
-
-
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Official Competition
​