The White Knights

The White Knights

2015 · 112 min · FR · 5.5 (39 votes)
Dir. Joachim Lafosse · Starring Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donzelli, Reda Kateb, Yannick Renier, Stéphane Bissot
Drama

Jacques Arnault, head of Sud Secours NGO, is planning a high impact operation: he and his team are going to exfiltrate 300 orphan victims of the Chadian civil war and bring them to French adoption applicants. Françoise Dubois, a journalist, is invited to come along with them and handle the media coverage for this operation. Completely immersed in the brutal reality of a country at war, the NGO members start losing their convictions and are faced with the limits of humanitarian intervention.

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A harrowing look at the complexities of aid work. It feels heavy, exposing the brutal realities and ethical quandaries faced when idealism clashes with the harsh truths of conflict zones. Expect a somber, unflinching experience.

somberintensefrustratingthought-provokingsteadygritty realismcharacter-driven dramadocumentary-esquehumanitarianismmoralitywaridealism vs. reality
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