''The Stopover'' (french: Voir du pays) is a 2016 French film directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin. It explores the tensions among a group of French soldiers returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, focusing on the experiences of three young women. The film premiered at the

2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Marc ...

in the Un Certain Regard section where the sisters won the award for

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Plot

After a tour of duty in Afghanistan, a group of French soldiers are flown for a three-day stay at a luxurious beach hotel in Cyprus. Not only for rest and relaxation, since the Army also uses the break to address the psychological effects of returning to France from a high-stress environment in which comrades have been wounded or killed. As well as enjoying themselves, the soldiers have to participate in group therapy sessions where individuals, sometimes painfully, are made to relive moments of danger and terror. But the tension is still there under the surface. Three of the French women accept the offer of a drive into the mountains with two Cypriot men, which results in drinking, dancing, and sex. Three of the French men go in search of them, also inflamed with alcohol, rescue their comrades and then, to punish their disloyalty, stop in the woods to rape them. After drunken struggles among the trees, the men drive off and the women are left to walk all the way back to the hotel. Next morning everything returns to normal, with military discipline resumed as the soldiers, men and women together, board a plane for Paris.

Cast

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as Marine *

Ariane Labed Ariane Labed (born 8 May 1984) is a Greek-French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in ''Attenberg'', for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film ''Mary Magdalene'' in ...

as Aurore *Ginger Romàn as Fanny *Karim Leklou as Max *

Andreas Konstantinou Andreas Konstantinou ( gr, Ανδρέας Κωνσταντίνου) is a Greek actor. He appeared in more than twelve films since 1995. Selected filmography Awards References External links * Living people Greek male film actors ...

as Chrystos *

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as Harry *Alexis Manenti as Jonathan *Robin Barde as Toni *Sylvain Loreau as Momo *Jérémie Laheurte as Ness * Damien Bonnard as The lieutenant

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stopover, The French drama films 2016 films Films based on French novels Films directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin 2010s French films