Exclusively created with period engravings, this animated feature explores the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the ensuing Paris Commune revolution in 1871.
Raphaël Meyssan
Director
Yolande Moreau
Victorine (voice)
Simon Abkarian
Narrateur (voice)
Mathieu Amalric
Adolphe Thiers (voice)
Fanny Ardant
Mère de Victorine (voice)
Charles Berling
Gustave Courbet (voice)
Sandrine Bonnaire
Louise Michel (voice)
André Dussollier
Sauveur de Victorine (voice)
Anouk Grinberg
André Léo (voice)
Arthur H.
Garde bataillon des Enfants perdus (voice)
Félix Moati
Léo Frankel (voice)
François Morel
Général Brunet (voice)
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