Mar 18, 2026
199 min
Full-HD

The Rays and Shadows (2026)

Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends have a major role to play in this new France. Jean becomes a big press baron and an ardent advocate of collaboration with the occupying forces, while Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador in Paris. Corinne, meanwhile, finds herself thrown into the lion’s pit.

Category

Drama History

Country

France

Companies

Curiosa Films Waiting for Cinéma France 3 Cinéma Gaumont

Jean Dujardin

Jean Luchaire

Nastya Golubeva Carax

Corinne Luchaire

August Diehl

Otto Abetz

Olivier Chantreau

Guy de Voisins

Anna Próchniak

Lydia Rogers

Lucile Vignolles

Suzanne de Bruyker

Chloé Astor

Françoise Luchaire

Vincent Colombe

Guy Crouzet

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