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Beau Travail (, French for "good work") is a 1999 French film directed by Claire Denis that is loosely based on Herman Melville's 1888 novella Billy Budd. The story is set in Djibouti, where the protagonists are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion. Parts of the soundtrack of the movie are from Benjamin Britten's 1951 opera based on the novella.

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2000 · 1h 33m · Drama

TMDB 7.1/10 (372 votes)

Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind.

Directed by Claire Denis

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Cast & crew

Claire DenisDirector

Denis Lavantas Galoup

Michel Suboras Commander Bruno Forestier

Grégoire Colinas Gilles Sentain

Richard Courcetas Legionnaire

Nicolas Duvauchelleas Legionnaire AAdiatou Massudias Legionnaire MMickael Ravovskias Legionnaire

Dan Herzbergas Legionnaire GGiuseppe Molinoas Legionnaire GGianfranco Poddigheas Legionnaire MMarc Vehas Legionnaire TThong Duy Nguyenas Legionnaire JJean-Yves Vivetas Legionnaire

Bernardo Montetas Legionnaire