NORD-OUEST PRESENTS From the director of “”

A film by

“France’s maverick filmmaker returns in full form for this major production.” Screen International

Official Selection London International Film Festival 2011 éma éma e 2 Ci n 2 e nc tudio 37 - Fra- 37 tudio es - S - g es GC I ma U GC O uest Films-

Produced by CHRISTOPHE ROSSIGNON and PHILIP BOËFFARD with Mathieu Kassovitz - Iabe Lapacas - Malik Zidi Alexandre Steiger - with the participation of Philippe Torreton and Sylvie Testud Nord- 2011 © Screenplay Mathieu Kassovitz, Pierre Geller, Benoît Jaubert from the book « Ouvéa: la République et la Morale » by Philippe Legorjus – Original music Klaus Badelt featuring the performance of Les Tambours du Bronx – Executive producer Eve François Machuel - Director of photography Marc Koninckx AFC-SBC – Mediation France-Kanaky Olivier Rousset with valuable help from Mathias Waneux – Associate producers MNP Mathieu Kassovitz, Guillaume Colboc and Benoît Jaubert A coproduction between Nord-Ouest Films, UGC Studio 37, France 2 Cinéma, with the participation of Orange Cinéma Séries and France Télévisions, in association with Cofimage 22, Cofinova 7, Soficinéma 6, with the participation of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée and the support of l’Agence nationale pour la cohésion sociale et l’égalité des chances, L’Acsé, Fonds Images de la diversité – International sales Studio 37, Kinology, UGC www.jumpstreetfilms.com.au Philippe Legorjus is an elite counter-terrorism captain who is flown into New Caledonia with his men after a group of indigenous Kanak separatists take 30 French police hostage. The rebels are demanding independence, and the captain has 10 days to negotiate a settlement. But with the army treating the crisis as a war on hostile soil, and an election in France rapidly approaching, Legorjus is confronted with a situation that will push his own morality to the brink.

HHHH

“Masterful” ROLLING STONE

Acclaimed director and actor Mathieu Kassovitz (Amelie, The Crimson Rivers) returns with a searing political thriller based on an incident that occurred in the French colony of New Caledonia in 1988. He has crafted a vividly suspenseful and boldly intelligent exploration of ideological conflict and of the choices a soldier must make in times of intense volatility. Hailed by French critics as a combination of Terrence Malick and Apocalypse Now, REBELLION “Extraordinary. is not to be missed. Will grab you by the throat” Paris Match “Epic. Deserving medals of honour” Variety IN CINEMAS SOON