A Violent Desire for Joy

2018 · 75 min · Drama, History

Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Franciscan monastery of Saorge, near the Italian border. But everything changes with the arrival of the beautiful Marianne and a military detachment.

Director: Clément Schneider
Writers: Chloé Chevalier, Clément Schneider
Released: December 26, 2018
Language: French

Cast

Quentin Dolmaire
Gabriel / François
Grace Seri
Marianne
Franc Bruneau
A Peddler
Vincent Maël Cardona
The Captain
Francis Leplay
The Abbot
Étienne Durot
Bertrand
Ilias Le Doré
Julien
Guillaume Compiano
Georges
Thomas Debat
Guilhèm
Macha Dussart
Guilhèm's Mother
Joseph Minster
Monk #1
Henri Marty
Monk #2

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