Volontaire

2018 French film

6 June 2018 (2018-06-06) (France)^[1]

CountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget$5.1 million^[2]Box office$1 million^[3]

Volontaire is a French drama directed by Hélène Fillières, who also co-wrote the film and plays a naval commander.

Plot

After studying to become a Russian and an English linguist, Laure joins the Marine Fusiliers as a protocol officer. She is assigned to work for a Naval Commando officer that inspires her to earn her own green beret as a member of the Commando Ponchardier support unit.

Cast

Diane Rouxel as Laure Baer
Lambert Wilson as Commandant Rivière
Alex Descas as Albertini
Corentin Fila as Loïc Dumont
Josiane Balasko as Muriel Baer
André Marcon as Monsieur Baer
Igor Kovalsky as Marchaudon
Jonathan Couzinié as Philippe
Hélène Fillières as Weber
Marc Fraize as Desmarest
Pauline Acquart as Attab

Production

Principal photography on the film began on May 11, 2017 in Bretagne.^[4] The shooting lasted 7 weeks and ended in July 2017.^[5]

References

^ "Volontaire". AlloCiné. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ "Volontaire (2018) - JPBox-Office".
^ "Raising Colors". Box Office Mojo.
^ "Shoot about to get under way for Hélène Fillières' Volontaire". Cineuropa.
^ "Lanester. Un film tourné à la base militaire".