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The Stopover (Voir du pays) [Sub: Eng]
After finishing up a tour of duty in Afghanistan, two French soldiers take a three-day leave in Cyprus.
20 June 1982, Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, France
1986, Bordeaux, France
1984, Athens, Greece
February 27, 2017
The experiences of its characters aren't exploited for melodrama, nor are they placed in neat boxes; they simply are, and the result is stunning.
June 30, 2017
The Coulins use virtual reality in lieu of flashbacks and these early scenes are a bit surreal, almost an inverse "Manchurian" hypnosis.
February 27, 2017
As cuttingly observed as it is pristinely composed.
March 02, 2017
A look into the emotional fireworks that emerge when a band of stressed out soldiers from Afghanistan arrive for some R & R in Cyprus.
February 27, 2017
This is a film about the aftereffects of war on the individual -- the females' experiences are merely, deliberately singled out to examine this highly important issue. This makes for superior film-making.
September 11, 2017
A haven of peace turned into a pressure cooker where accumulated tensions bubble. [Full review in Spanish]
February 27, 2017
Tense as a climber's rope as it descends incrementally to a disturbing climax, luminously lensed by Jean-Louis Vialard, and packed with piercing performances from the ensemble cast, this is a cracking good film.

