Golden Years

Sep 13, 2017

1h 43m

★ 5.5

Overview

The true story of a French WW1 deserter who, with the support of his wife, spends a decade in disguise as a woman.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

ARP Sélection

Golden Years Trailers

Cast

Louise Grappe

Céline Sallette

Paul Grappe / Suzanne

Pierre Deladonchamps

Charles de Lauzin

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Samuel

Michel Fau

Arlette

Clotilde Le Roy

The doctor

Nicolas de Lavergne

The grandmother

Virginie Pradal

Odette

Clara Eon

Mutilated soldier

Xavier Robic

Valentine / Louise's friend

Mama Prassinos

Ludwik

Peter Bonke

Singing seamstress

Tamara De Leener

Based on the short story of the same name by Miguel Barnet, in which Fatima - the Queen of the night, a young homosexual and transvestite, who is a prostitute to earn a living, and to maintain economically to the man whom he loves. While facing all the complexities arising from their decisions. Born in the provinces as Manuel García, nicknamed Manolito, to whom the Virgin of Fátima appeared as a child moves to the capital Havana where he meets and falls in love with Vaselina, who encourages him to cross-dress and start a new life in the world of entertainment and prostitution.

0.0

Once at Dawn

Mar 8, 1971

A driver is tasked with sending weapons illegally to the partisan soldiers.

7.0

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Dec 25, 1976

13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.

6.4

The 300 Spartans

Aug 1, 1962

The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidis, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.

6.6

We'll Find Happiness

Nov 7, 2025

Saad, a young Moroccan illegal immigrant, is planning a perilous journey to Canada with Reza, his Iranian lover. In Montreal, Saad is called upon to save his beloved from certain deportation to Iran, where inevitable punishment awaits.

5.3

The Exterminating Angels

Sep 13, 2006

A filmmaker holds a series of boundary-pushing auditions for his latest project: a thriller on the subject of female pleasure.

3.3

Furtuna

Feb 4, 1959

Story depicting the national liberation struggle of the Albanian people against the Italian and German invaders during World War II.

6.2

Mulligans

May 18, 2008

When Tyler Davidson brings his college buddy Chase home for the summer holidays a secret is revealed that threatens to tear his perfect family apart.

5.5

The Betrayed

Sep 27, 2008

Kidnappers force a young mother to recover money stolen by her shady husband.

4.9

Camilla Läckberg: The Ice Princess

Nov 2, 2007

Erica returns to her hometown for her parents funeral and her childhood friend murdered

5.6

Antarctica

Jan 1, 2008

Set in Tel Aviv, focuses on an interconnected group of friends and their various relationships. At the center is the adorably bookish Omer, about to turn 30, who still hasn't found himself, and his free-spirited best friend Miki, who both end up inadvertently dating the same handsome journalist, Ronen.

6.1

Varg Veum - Yours Until Death

Mar 12, 2008

Private eye Varg Veum is on a routine mission searching for his client Jonas Andresen's stolen car. The car is found having been used in a brutal robbery and not long after that the client himself turns up dead.

7.6

The Children's Hour

Dec 19, 1961

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

8.0

Gallipoli from Above

Apr 25, 2012

Gallipoli from Above: The Untold Story is the true story of how a team of Australian officers used aerial intelligence, emerging technology and innovative tactics to plan the landing at Anzac Cove. It is now nearly 100 years since the landing and hundreds of books, movies and documentaries have failed to grasp the significance of the ANZAC achievement. Instead, the mythology has clouded the real story of how these two influential Australian officers took control of the landing using every innovation they could muster to safely land their men on Z beach.

5.8

Cowboys & Angels

Jul 23, 2004

This story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargains for when he moves into an apartment in Limerick with a gay fashion student and becomes a star on the catwalk. A contemporary story embracing the essence of what it is to be young in today's Ireland.

7.1

Angels of the Universe

Jan 1, 2000

The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.

5.7

Man's Job

Feb 23, 2007

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his family. With the help of his friend Olli, Juha begins prostituting himself to support his wife and children. With this he makes in two hours what it took him two days to earn before. The shame and deception mushroom, but the pay from the new profession seems to offset the downside.

6.1

The Eiger Sanction

May 21, 1975

A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.