See You Up There
2017 · 1h 53m · Drama, Crime, War
If you're in the mood for a sweeping post-WWI drama about survival and transformation, this French epic is absolutely worth your time—it's got the ambitious scope and emotional weight of prestige cinema without the pretension. The premise of two soldiers bound by trauma navigating a fractured world is genuinely compelling, and the three-way character study of Pradelle adds moral complexity that elevates it beyond standard war drama.
Plot
In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard saves Albert, although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.
Director: Albert Dupontel
Cast: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Albert Dupontel, Laurent Lafitte, Niels Arestrup, Émilie Dequenne