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The Lulus

The Lulus

20236.11h 45m

Overview

August 1914. While the German army is gaining ground in the North of France, four boys aged 10 to 15, LUcien, LUcas, LUigi and LUdwig are left behind during the evacuation of their orphanage. Without the protection of Abbé Turpin and the schoolteacher Leutellier, the Lulus are now stranded on their own behind the enemy front line. Soon joined by LUce, a pretty young girl separated from her parents, they decide to reach the neutral country of Switzerland by all means possible... they embark on an adventure for which nothing and no one has prepared them!

Directed by Yann Samuell
Written by Régis Hautière, Hardoc, Yann Samuell
Produced by Marc Gabizon, Jérémie Fajner, Thierry Barle
Box OfficeBudget: $8.5M0

Top Cast

François Damiens

François Damiens

Abbé Turpin

Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré

Louison

Ahmed Sylla

Ahmed Sylla

Moussa

Didier Bourdon

Didier Bourdon

Gaston

Luc Schiltz

Luc Schiltz

Hans

Mathys Gros

Mathys Gros

Luigi

Alex Lutz

Alex Lutz

Leutellier

L

Léonard Fauquet

Ludwig

L

Loup Pinard

Lucien

T

Tom Castaing

Lucas

Themes & Keywords

friendshipworld war iorphanchildhood

About The Lulus

The Lulus is a adventure, history, family, drama, war film released in 2023 exploring themes of friendship, world war i, orphan, childhood. Directed by Yann Samuell, it stars François Damiens, Isabelle Carré, Ahmed Sylla. August 1914. While the German army is gaining ground in the North of France, four boys aged 10 to 15, LUcien, LUcas, LUigi and LUdwig are left behind during the evacuation of their orphanage. Without the protection of Abbé Turpin and the schoolteacher Leutellier, the Lulus are now stranded on their own behind the enemy front line. Soon joined by LUce, a pretty young girl separated from her parents, they decide to reach the neutral country of Switzerland by all means possible... they embark on an adventure for which nothing and no one has prepared them!

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