My Very First World War
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year2026
French release23/09/2026
Synopsis
France, World War I. Justin, an illiterate peasant farmer is enrolled in French army. Knowing nothing of the World or the War, Justin finds himself on the front without understanding why he must kill men he’s never met. Naïve and open minded, Justin will cross the path of a German pilot and a Senegalese soldier, escape a prisoner camp and start a mutiny to prevent his fellow comrades to risk their lives. Through his journey Justin will question the absurdity of war, make lifetime friends and inspire many…
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Vertigo Productions
- Co-productions : 2001 Production, SND – Groupe M6, France 2 Cinéma, Les Gorilles Production
- Foreign production companies : SCOPE Pictures, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française
- Film exports/foreign sales : SND – Groupe M6
- French distribution : SND – Groupe M6
Full credits (20)
- Executive Producers : Farid Lahouassa, Aïssa Djabri
- Screenwriter : Eric Barbier
- Dialogue Writer : Eric Barbier
- Director of Photography : Thierry Arbogast
- Music Composer : Renaud Barbier
- Editor : Julien Leloup
- Sound recordists : Jean Minondo, Ken Yasumoto
- Costume designers : Laurence Esnault, Eric Quartier, Guillaume Villette
- Foreign producer : Geneviève Lemal
- Author of original work : Jean Pompougnac
- Line Producer : Denis Penot
- Production Manager : Jean-Jacques Albert
- Press Attachés (film) : Dominique Segall, Apolline Jaouen
- Sound editors : Antoine Citrinot, Natalie Engelstein
- Continuity supervisor : Aurélie Platroz
- Production Designer : Pierre Renson
- Casting : Gigi Akoka
- Visual Effects : David Danesi
- Sound Mixer : Matthieu Autin
- Post-production supervisor : Marie Jacquemart
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : War
- Premier pays de production : France
- Coproducer countries : France (81.51%), Belgium (18.49%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2026
- French release : 23/09/2026
- Current status :
- Visa number : 164.658
- Approval : Yes
Resources
Presskit(1)
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