LA PERMISSION

1917. Jeanne Perreau is mourning her brother, killed at the front. To save the family from bankruptcy, she agrees to marry Adrien de Volnay, who her mother approves of but who she dislikes. Then Bakary arrives, a Senegalese rifleman who fought under the command of her beloved brother...

Directed by: Philippe Niang (France, 2014)
Screenplay: Philippe Niang
Cast: Charlotte de Turckheim (Louise Perreau), Hande Kodja (Jeanne Perreau), Michaël Cohen (Adrien de Volnay), Souleymane Seye Ndiaye (Bakary Diop), Georges Corraface (Captain Beaulieu), Julie Debazac (Justine), Frédéric Bouraly (Abel)
Genre: drama