Capitaines des ténèbres

Capitaines des ténèbres

90 mins | Drama | April 28, 2006

In 1899, a French military column, led by Captains Julien Chanoine and Paul Voulet, set out to conquer Lake Chad in order to unite the French colonial empire. The two captains were violent and ruthless towards the local populations and their colonial soldiers. The Voulet-Chanoine mission sinks further and further into unknown Niger territory while the lack of food supplies is felt. Little by little, Voulet falls into a megalomaniac delirium.

Capitaines des ténèbres

90 mins | Drama | April 28, 2006

Capitaines des ténèbres
In 1899, a French military column, led by Captains Julien Chanoine and Paul Voulet, set out to conquer Lake Chad in order to unite the French colonial empire. The two captains were violent and ruthless towards the local populations and their colonial soldiers. The Voulet-Chanoine mission sinks further and further into unknown Niger territory while the lack of food supplies is felt. Little by little, Voulet falls into a megalomaniac delirium.
Producers ARTE, Image et Compagnie
Original title Capitaines des ténèbres
Directors Serge Moati
Writers Yves Laurent

Cast

Micky Sébastian

as Mme Klobb, l'épouse du colonel

Richard Bohringer

as Le colonel Klobb

Eric Laugérias

as Bouthel

Airy Routier

as Joaland

Gora Seck

as Boubakar