Battlefield

Selected in several festivals such as : Mostra del Cinema in venice, Luxembourg film festival, Cannes film festival, Tokyo Beyond the frame, Clermont Ferrand film festival, Geneva international film festival.

The Earth carries all of mankind’s memories within it. But when people suffer, their pain and torment always rise to the surface. In 1916, the fields of Verdun were the theatre of unprecedented barbarism. Battered bodies, mutilated landscapes, darkened skies of despair… Amidst all this, a soldier named Julien lives through these dark times, abandoning any chance of youth and happiness. He, and the nature that surrounds him, are forever united in a common fate.

Screenwriter : François Vautier & Geoffroy Grison
Director : François Vautier
Producer : Jeremy Sahel (Da Prod)
Co-producer :  Mark Mertens & Fred Neuen (Digital Voodooh), Annabella Nezri (Kwassa Films), Jeanne Marchalot (France Télévision)
Distributor : Unframed Collection (VR), Hubblo (Dôme, planétarium)
Supported by : Film Fund Luxembourg, Belgium Tax Shelter via Beside Productions, cofinanced by Pictanovo, with the support of the french region Hauts-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, as well as the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), in association with La Banque Postale Image 17.

Genre : 360 VR (Meta Quest), Full Dome, Planetarium, 2D flat
Distribution format : 360 VR (Meta Quest), Full Dome, Planetarium, 2D flat
Sound format : Binaural sound, 5.1, Dolby Atmos.
Duration : 22 minutes

Credit summary : 

Screenwriter consultant : Vincent Poymiro
Original music : Pascal Bantz
Editing : François Vautier
Line production : Cyril Gautier, Valentine Theret, Patrick Blocman
Artistic director : François Vautier
Set designer : Marc Le Hingrat
Director of photography : Christophe Graillot
1^st assistant director : Amaury Agier-Aurel
Sound designer : Pierre-Marie Blind
Post-production supervisor : Nicolas Corson

Cast :

Rod Paradot (Julien)
Thimothée Robart (Baptiste)
Nilton Martins (Berthier)
Michael Erpelding (Lieutenant fou)
Denis Jousselin (Capitaine)
Tristant Mangeot (Petit lieutenant)
Lou Mergen (Soldat allemand)
Django : chien (Loustic)