Le fusil de bois

At the height of the Algerian war, Sergeant Dallers discovers Lagrange in his patrol, a boy with learning disabilities enlisted by mistake. The discharge papers are delayed and Lagrange, seeking desperately to be accepted, suffers the humiliations inflicted by the other soldiers. Moved, Dallers soon takes him under his wing.

Screenplay

Pierre Delerive

Director

Pierre Delerive

Status

Released

Release date

25/10/1994

Original language

French