''The Crusade'' (french: La Croisade) is a 2021 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Louis Garrel, from a screenplay by Garrel and

Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière (; 17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing '' Heureux Anniversaire'' (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary ...

. It stars Garrel, Laetitia Casta and Joseph Engel. It had its world premiere at the

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on 12 July 2021. It was released in France on 22 December 2021.

Plot

Abel and Marianne have discovered their son has smuggled valuable items to finance a mysterious project with other children to save the planet.

Cast

* Louis Garrel as Abel * Laetitia Casta as Marianne *

Joseph Engel Joseph Engel is a French actor. He is most noted for his performance as Bastien in the 2022 film '' Falcon Lake'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in ...

as Joseph * Ilinka Lony as Clotilde * Julia Boème as Lucie * Lionel Dray as Jérôme Lhomond * Clémence Jeanguillaume as Audrey Lhomond

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on 12 July 2021. It was theatrically released in France on 22 December 2021 by Ad Vitam Distribution.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crusade, The (2021 film) 2021 films French comedy films Films directed by Louis Garrel Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière 2020s French films Ad Vitam (company) films