Ceasefire
Drama
In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa. In the vast territories of Upper Volta he - with the help of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great War - try to recruit the villagers as labor for plantations in Ghana. But his adventure leads him to a dead-end, and he comes back to Paris desperate to find his place in the world.
VIBE
A deeply felt, melancholic journey through post-war trauma and the lingering shadows of colonialism. It's a somber, atmospheric exploration of displacement and the search for meaning in a world irrevocably changed by conflict.
melancholichauntingcontemplativesomberslow-burnperiod dramaarthouseatmosphericcharacter-driventraumacolonialismdisillusionmentidentity
africa
