The Old Gun
DramaHistory
In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu is a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decides to meet them for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.
VIBE
A harrowing descent into the darkest corners of humanity. This film is a brutal, unflinching look at the consequences of violence and the desperate fight for survival in wartime. It's a grim, intense experience that lingers long after the credits roll.
bleakbrutalsomberintenseslow-burngritty realismperiod dramaarthouserevengegriefwarsurvival
dying and deathraperepaymentss (nazi schutzstaffel)southern franceworld war iicastlewaffen ssrevengegerman occupation of franceflamethrowerdeath of daughterdead daughterrape and revengerevenge killing1940sdeath of wifefrench family
