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The Crusade

The Crusade

20215.21h 7m

Overview

Abel, Marianne and their 13-year-old son Joseph live together in Paris. Their everyday existence is thrown into turmoil when Abel and Marianne discover that Joseph has secretly sold valuables from the family home to finance a mysterious ecological project he and his friends have in Africa. They’re about to save the planet.

Directed by Louis Garrel
Written by Louis Garrel, Jean-Claude Carrière
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Top Cast

Louis Garrel

Louis Garrel

Abel

Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta

Marianne

Joseph Engel

Joseph Engel

Joseph

Ilinka Lony

Ilinka Lony

Clotilde

J

Julia Boème

Lucile

Lionel Dray

Lionel Dray

Jérôme Lhomond

C

Clémence Jeanguillaume

Audrey Lhomond

L

Lazare Minoungou

Le chauffeur de taxi

Farid Bouzenad

Farid Bouzenad

Le commissaire

B

Basilis Athanassiadis

Policier arrestation

Themes & Keywords

paris, franceafricasouth africacoming of ageecologismprotecting the environmentartefacts

About The Crusade

The Crusade is a comedy, family film released in 2021 exploring themes of paris, france, africa, south africa, coming of age, ecologism, protecting the environment. Directed by Louis Garrel, it stars Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta, Joseph Engel. Abel, Marianne and their 13-year-old son Joseph live together in Paris. Their everyday existence is thrown into turmoil when Abel and Marianne discover that Joseph has secretly sold valuables from the family home to finance a mysterious ecological project he and his friends have in Africa. They’re about to save the planet.

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