The War Is Over

Year: 1989

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: French

Director: Jean-Loup Hubert

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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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