''I Am a Soldier'' () is a 2015 French-Belgian

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directed by Laurent Larivière, starring Louise Bourgoin and

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. Set in

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, France, the film follows Sandrine, an unemployed young woman who finds herself initiated into the illegal trade of dog trafficking. It was screened in the

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section at the

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. The original title of the film is taken from the lyrics of the

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song "Quand revient la nuit".

Cast

* Louise Bourgoin as Sandrine *

as Henri *

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as Martine * Laurent Capelluto as Pierre *

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as Audrey * Nathanaël Maïni as Tony * Angelo Bison as Roberto * Thomas Scimeca as Fabien * Eva-Luuna Mathues as Lola

Accolades

References

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* 2015 films 2015 drama films French drama films 2010s French-language films Films about dogs Belgian drama films 2015 directorial debut films 2010s French films Le Pacte films 2010s Belgian films French-language Belgian films French-language drama films {{2010s-France-drama-film-stub