Promise at Dawn

La Promesse de l'aube

2017·130'

Eric Barbier

DramaHistoryRomanceWar

★ 7.2

Letterboxd TMDB #432616

From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.

Cast

Pierre Niney Romain Gary

Charlotte Gainsbourg Nina Kacew

Didier Bourdon Alex Gubernatis

Jean-Pierre Darroussin Zaremba

Finnegan Oldfield Captain Langer

Catherine McCormack Lesley Blanch

Pawel Puchalski Romain (8-10 years old)

Némo Schiffman Romain (14-16 years old)

Lou Chauvain Mariette

Arieh Worthalter Captain of Gache

Bastien Bouillon Gouje

Sofia Nilsson Brigitte