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The War Is Over (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 105 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Jean-Loup Hubert
- Starring
- Richard Bohringer, Jacques Mathou, Judith Henry, Martin Lamotte, Isabelle Sadoyan, Jean-François Dérec
Set in France during August 1944 as German forces withdraw and the Allies advance, the story follows two French boys who flee their home. On the road they encounter a solitary German soldier; an unexpected friendship forms, and the trio continues together toward Lyon, navigating the uncertainties of a war’s end.
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