Captaine Conan

2h 9m • Drama, War • 1996

AroView: Bertrand Tavernier directs this French war drama detailing the criminal exploits of Captain Conan and his ruthless men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.

Always one to subtly subvert expectations, Tavernier adds some layers of moral complexity to this story of brutal human violence, and the battle scenes provide a visceral spectacle.