Safe Conduct
2002 · Movie · 171 min · ★ 6.5 · 79% critics
During the Nazi occupation of France, two filmmakers try to keep working without betraying their values. Under pressure from authorities and a German-controlled studio, one uses his job as cover for resistance efforts while the other relies on sharp instincts to avoid helping create propaganda.
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Details
- Original title
- Laissez-passer
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-01-09
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 171 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (34 votes)
About
If you enjoy wartime stories about ethics, pressure, and quiet acts of defiance rather than battlefield action, this may fit; Not for you if you want fast thrills or simple heroes, like in Days of Glory.
Pros: tense moral dilemmas; wartime atmosphere; thoughtful character choices | Cons: talky pacing; heavy historical context; limited action beats
Cast & crew
Jacques Gamblin
as Jean-Devaivre
Denis Podalydès
as Jean Aurenche
Charlotte Kady
as Suzanne Raymond
Marie Desgranges
as Simone Devaivre
Ged Marlon
as Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Philippe Morier-Genoud
as Maurice Tourneur
Laurent Schilling
as Charles Spaak
Maria Pitarresi
as Reine Sorignal
Christian Berkel
as Alfred Greven
Richard Sammel
as Richard Pottier
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier