Beau Travail
Beau Travail
Beau Travail
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2000
1h 33m
7.1(339 votes)
Drama

Overview

Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind.

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44 members
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Denis Lavant

Galoup

Denis Lavant
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Michel Subor

Commander Bruno Forestier

Michel Subor
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Grégoire Colin

Gilles Sentain

Grégoire Colin
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Richard Courcet

Legionnaire

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Nicolas Duvauchelle

Legionnaire

Nicolas Duvauchelle
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Adiatou Massudi

Legionnaire

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Mickael Ravovski

Legionnaire

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Dan Herzberg

Legionnaire

Dan Herzberg
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Giuseppe Molino

Legionnaire

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Gianfranco Poddighe

Legionnaire

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Marc Veh

Legionnaire

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Thong Duy Nguyen

Legionnaire

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Jean-Yves Vivet

Legionnaire

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Bernardo Montet

Legionnaire

Bernardo Montet
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Dimitri Tsiapkinis

Legionnaire

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Djamel Zemali

Legionnaire

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Abdelkader Bouti

Legionnaire

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Marta Tafesse Kassa

Rahel

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Loula Ali Lotta

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Ali Mohammed Hamadou

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Ahmed Houffeil Abdi

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Aicha Med Robleh

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Sigue Samouel

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Almaz Lissana

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Kounana Mitike

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Amina Iman

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Yawadit Bahailou

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Zinat Cheik Safi

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Hiwat Ayalleh

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Touriye Ballata

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Hiwat Echete

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Haba Kebede

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Makdas Sahay

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Amina Idriss

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Sahait Alemanyeh

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Yedit Bahalou

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Kadija Mohamed

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Mimi Alem

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Roukoya Mohamed

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Amina Salah

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Imabet Tadesse

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Ganat Mamo

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Matha Wolde

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Mona Lisa

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