The Crusade

Dec 22, 2021

1h 7m

★ 5.2

Overview

Abel, Marianne and their 13-year-old son Joseph live together in Paris. Their everyday existence is thrown into turmoil when Abel and Marianne discover that Joseph has secretly sold valuables from the family home to finance a mysterious ecological project he and his friends have in Africa. They’re about to save the planet.

Genres

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Why Not Productions

Canal+

Ciné+

The Crusade Trailers

Cast

Abel

Louis Garrel

Marianne

Laetitia Casta

Joseph

Joseph Engel

Clotilde

Ilinka Lony

Lucile

Julia Boème

Jérôme Lhomond

Lionel Dray

Audrey Lhomond

Clémence Jeanguillaume

Le chauffeur de taxi

Lazare Minoungou

Le commissaire

Farid Bouzenad

Policier arrestation

Basilis Athanassiadis

Policier arrestation

Patrice Trohel

Jeune activiste

Oumy Bruni Garrel

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