Justinien Trouve, or God’s Bastard (1993) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1993 · 160 mins · French

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Directed by

Christian Fechner

Starring

Chick Ortega, Valérie Stroh, Bernard Farcy, Pierre-Olivier Mornas, Patrice Valota, Ticky Holgado

Set in the French countryside of the 1600s, a rider abandons a newborn on a monastery’s steps after biting off his own nose. The child is raised by an ex‑pirate and his wife, who teach him to read, write, count, joust and fence, and give him a wooden nose. Summoned by a local baron to a seminary, he rebels and makes a daring, action‑filled escape.