Our Men (film)

Our Men (French: Mon légionnaire) is a 2021 French-Belgian drama film, written and directed by Rachel Lang. It stars Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Ina Marija Bartaité and Aleksandr Kuznetsov.

Our Men
Theatrical release poster
French	Mon légionnaire
Directed by	Rachel Lang
Written by	Rachel Lang
Produced by	Jérémy Forni Benoit Roland
Starring	Louis Garrel Camille Cottin Ina Marija Bartaité Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Cinematography	Fiona Braillon
Edited by	Sophie Vercruysse
Production companies	Chevaldeuxtrois Wrong Men Canal+ Cine+ RTBF VOO BeTV Proximus Mubi CNC
Distributed by	BAC Films
Release dates	15 July 2021 (2021-07-15) (Cannes) 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) (France)
Running time	106 minutes[1]
Countries	France Belgium
Languages	English French Russian

It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on 15 July 2021. It released in France on 6 October 2021, by BAC Films.

Cast

• Louis Garrel as Maxime
• Camille Cottin as Céline
• Ina Marija Bartaité as Nika
• Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Vlad
• Jean Le Peltier as Romain
• Naidra Ayadi as Soumeya
• Leo Levy as Paul
• Jean Michelangeli as Thomas
• Vladimir Ignat as Akos
• Wilfried Ranaivo as Burak
• Lukas De Wolf as Benni
• Edwin Gaffney as Johnson
• Paul De Bronde as Bastien

Production

In January 2018, it was announced Rachel Lang would direct the film, from a screenplay she wrote.^[2] In November 2019, it was announced Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Ina Marija Bartaité and Aleksandr Kuznetsov had joined the cast of the film, with BAC Films set to distribute.^[3]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on 15 July 2021.^[4][5] It released in France on 6 October 2021.^[6]

Critical reception

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a four out of five stars writing: "Rachel Lang delivers an unadorned tour de force."^[7]