A Violent Desire for Joy

2018 | 75 minutes | 4.5 ★ (6)

A Violent Desire for Joy
  • Overview

    Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Franciscan monastery of Saorge, near the Italian border. But everything changes with the arrival of the beautiful Marianne and a military detachment.

  • Release Date

    26 December 2018

  • DirectingClément Schneider
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