Towards the Battle
Vers la Bataille
The story
The story unfolds around the year 1860. Louis, a photographer, convinces the general of the French Army to send him to Mexico to photograph the colonial war that is ravaging the country. Once he is there, nothing goes as planned. Never in the right place at the right time to see the battles, Louis can't snap a single picture of the war. But his encounter with Pinto, a Mexican peasant, changes his destiny. It leads him to discover neither glory nor wealth, but a way to confront the ghosts of his past.
Cast & crew
Malik Zidi
Louis
Leynar Gomez
Pinto
Thomas Chabrol
Général Trochu
Olivier Chantreau
Marcus
Sébastien Chassagne
Francis
Cosme Castro
Le Lieutenant Barbu
Maxence Tual
Andrew Leland Rogers
Matthew Sullivan
Nelson Camayo
Edgar Duran
Le Cuisinier
David Ojalvo
The American
Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux
Director
Stuart A. Staples
Music
David Chambille
Cinematography