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De Gaulle: Résistance

De Gaulle: Résistance

History · Drama · War · 2026

June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.

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De Gaulle: Résistance

“Some wars are won by armies. Others by those who refuse to surrender.”

2026 History · Drama · War 2h 40m

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7.8 / 10

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June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Antonin Baudry

Written by

Antonin Baudry · Bérénice Vila

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Charles de Gaulle

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Winston Churchill

Florian Lesieur

Florian Lesieur

Fernand

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Koenig

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Darlan

Loïc Corbery

Loïc Corbery

Pleven

Anamaria Vartolomei

Anamaria Vartolomei

Livia

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Put De Gaulle: Résistance on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.