Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard (1993)
Set in the French countryside in the 1600s, a lone rider deposits a newborn baby boy on the steps of a monastery, having bitten his nose off. The child is bought up by an ex-pirate and his wife and is taught to read, write, count, joust and fence, and is also given a wooden nose. However, he is ordered by a local baron to attend a tough seminary, but he soon rebels and makes an action-packed escape...
Director: Christian Fechner
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Pierre-Olivier Mornas as Justinien |
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Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Martin Coutouly |
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Ticky Holgado as Beaulouis |
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Bernard Haller as Judge Cressayet |
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Patrice Valota as Baron Raoul |
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Roland Blanche as Galine |
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Didier Pain as The provost |
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Bernard Farcy as Biensobre |
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Valérie Stroh as Dame Eglantine |
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Chick Ortega as Baldo Cabanon |
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Maxime Leroux as The militiaman captain |
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Zouc as Laragne-Garou |
| Directing | Christian Fechner | Director |