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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.

Script

Joachim Lafosse, Bulle Decarpentries, Thomas Van Zuylen, Thomas Bidegain

Cast

Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valerie Donzelli, Reda Kateb

Producers

Financial partners

Les films du Worso

Versus production

France 3 cinéma

Le Pacte

RTBF

Belgacom

Eurimages, Soficinéma, Inver Invest, Fortis Film fund, French Community of Belgium, Wallimage

French distribution

The pact

International sales

Broadcast

Canal+, Cine+, France TV, RTBF

Indie Sales

French release

January 20th, 2016

Festivals & awards

  • San Sebastien International Film Festival - Compétition Officielle - Prix de la mise en scène

  • Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Compétition Officielle

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