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The Stopover

The Stopover

20165.31h 42m

Overview

At the end of their tour of duty in Afghanistan, two young military women, Aurore and Marine, are given three days of decompression leave with their unit at a five-star resort in Cyprus, among tourists. But it's not that easy to forget the war and leave the violence behind.

Directed by Muriel Coulin
Written by Muriel Coulin, Delphine Coulin
Produced by Denis Freyd
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Top Cast

Soko

Soko

Marine

Ariane Labed

Ariane Labed

Aurore

Ginger Romàn

Ginger Romàn

Fanny

Karim Leklou

Karim Leklou

Max

Andreas Konstantinou

Andreas Konstantinou

Chrystos

Makis Papadimitriou

Makis Papadimitriou

Harry

Alexis Manenti

Alexis Manenti

Jonathan

Robin Barde

Robin Barde

Toni

Sylvain Loreau

Sylvain Loreau

Momo

Jérémie Laheurte

Jérémie Laheurte

Ness

Themes & Keywords

afghanistan war (2001-2021)female soldierwoman director

About The Stopover

The Stopover is a drama, war film released in 2016 exploring themes of afghanistan war (2001-2021), female soldier, woman director. Directed by Muriel Coulin, it stars Soko, Ariane Labed, Ginger Romàn. At the end of their tour of duty in Afghanistan, two young military women, Aurore and Marine, are given three days of decompression leave with their unit at a five-star resort in Cyprus, among tourists. But it's not that easy to forget the war and leave the violence behind.

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