Directed by:
Christian CarionCinematography:
Pierre CottereauComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
August Diehl, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Alice Isaaz, Matthew Rhys, Thomas Schmauser, Jacques Bonnaffé, Mike Hoffmann, Laurent Gerra (more)VOD (1)
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In Christian Carion's latest film, Come What May, we see the wrenching drama of the 1940 Wehrmacht invasion in detail as eight million French citizens fled the advance of the blitzkrieg. This historical epic is told through a handful of refugees who flee on foot through the fields of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in hopes of reaching the sea. Paul (Olivier Gourmet), the mayor of one of the besieged towns, tries to lead the exodus along with young schoolteacher Suzanne (Alice Isaaz). Amid this group is Hans (August Diehl), a German expat who had fled Nazi Germany with his son, Max (Joshio Marlon), only to see the war come to him. After being briefly jailed and released during the invasion, Hans loses track of Max and begins a desperate search. Along the way, he meets Percy (Matthew Rhys), a Scottish officer who is the sole survivor of his English squad. Together the lost men form a wary friendship as they head toward the coast, battling the German army in hot pursuit. Cinematographer Pierre Cottereau captures the springtime beauty of the pastoral French locations, even during a terrifying sequence of a Luftwaffe air raid on the column of refugees. With a moving score by Ennio Morricone, Come What May is an elegiac, heartbreaking depiction of the nobility of ordinary people caught up in events beyond their control. (Seattle International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
August Diehl
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Frau Ella (2013)
The Master and Margarita (2023)
Olivier Gourmet
Belgium
Best movies:
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
The Promise (1996)
Rosetta (1999)
Mathilde Seigner
France
Best movies:
Cyrano, My Love (2018)
Time Regained (1999)
L'Homme que j'aime (1997) (TV movie)
Alice Isaaz
France
Best movies:
Driving Madeleine (2022)
One Wild Moment (2015)
The Mystery of Henri Pick (2019)
Matthew Rhys
UK
Best movies:
House of America (1997)
Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen (1998)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Thomas Schmauser
Best movies:
Merry Christmas (2005)
Come What May (2015)
Farewell (2009)
Jacques Bonnaffé
France
Best movies:
Who Knows (2001)
The Devils (2002)
Cockles and Muscles (2005)
Mike Hoffmann
West Germany
Best movies:
Come What May (2015)
Paths (2017) (student film)
Bliss (2021)
Laurent Gerra
France
Best movies:
L’Escalier de fer (2013) (TV movie)
School of life (2016)
Ménage (1986)
Constantin Lücke
West Germany
Best movies:
Come What May (2015)
Fucking Berlin (2016)
Die Bergretter (2009) (series)
Nico Rogner
Germany
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Séraphine (2008)
Come What May (2015)
Franck Andrieux
Best movies:
Guilty (2011)
In the Beginning (2009)
Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
Joshio Marlon
Best movies:
Aenne Burda - Die Wirtschaftswunderfrau (2018) (TV movie)
Come What May (2015)
Alone in Berlin (2016)
Lasse Myhr
West Germany
Best movies:
Come What May (2015)
Blood Red Sky (2021)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Michel Masiero
Best movies:
Guilty (2011)
L'Affaire Salengro (2009) (TV movie)
Lucky Winners (2024)
Emanuela Postacchini
Italy
Best movies:
Anna Karénina (2013) (TV movie)
Third Person (2013)
Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi (2009) (series)
László Branko Breiding
Germany
Best movies:
Come What May (2015)
Tatort (1970) (series)
La Petite Femelle (2021) (TV movie)
Tristan Robin
Best movies:
Diplomacy (2014)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Come What May (2015)
Maximilien Poullein
France
Best movies:
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
Sink or Swim (2018)
Come What May (2015)
Vincent Pietton
Best movies:
Welcome (2009)
Redheads (2010)
Come What May (2015)