For My Country

For My Country (French: Pour la France) is a 2022 drama film co-written and directed by Rachid Hami and starring Karim Leklou. A co-production between France and Taiwan, it premiered at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

For My Country
Directed by	Rachid Hami [fr]
Screenplay by	Rachid Hami Ollivier Pourriol
Produced by	Nicolas Mauvernay
Starring	Karim Leklou
Cinematography	Jérôme Alméras
Edited by	Joëlle Hache
Music by	Dan Levy Astrid Gomez-Montoya Rebecca Delannet
Release date	2022 (2022)

Plot

During an integration ritual at the French military school of Saint-Cyr, officer cadet Aïssa Saïdi lost his life. His older brother Ismaël, the black sheep of the family, finds himself at the forefront of the legal fight for the organization of his funeral.

Cast

• Karim Leklou as Ismaël
• Shaïn Boumedine [fr] as Aïssa Saïdi
• Lubna Azabal as Nadia
• Samir Guesmi as Adil
• Laurent Lafitte as General Caillard
• Vivian Sung as Julie
• Lyes Salem as Colonel Mohamedi
• Slimane Dazi as Brahim
• Laurent Capelluto as General Ledoux
• Alicia Hava [fr] as Linda
• Hugo Becker as David
• Carole Franck as Public Prosecutor

Production

The film was produced by Mizar Films, with France 2 Cinéma and Ma Studio serving as co-producers.^[1]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, in the Horizons sidebar.^[1][2][3] It was released in French cinemas on 8 February 2023.^[4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.^[5]