The Conquerors | |
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Directed by | Xabi Molia |
Produced by | Christie Molia |
Written by | Xabi Molia |
Starring |
Mathieu Demy Denis Podalydès Christian Crahay |
Music by | Benjamin Rosier |
Cinematography | Martin de Chabaneix |
Edited by | Sébastien Sarraillé |
Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
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96 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Conquerors (French: Les conquérants) is a 2013 French adventure comedy film directed by Xabi Molia, with stars Mathieu Demy, Denis Podalydès and Christian Crahay, with the director playing a seventh-billed supporting role.
The film was exhibited in southwest France on 21 June 2013 at the Contis Film Festival (premiere) and, two months later (24 August) at another film festival, in Gindou. The full release in France was on 25 September, but it continued to be seen at festivals (Belgium's Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur on 1 October and Canada's Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival on 15 September 2014.
Half-brothers Noah and Gilead attend their archeologist father's funeral and, after recounting and comparing each other's misfortunes, become convinced that their misery is caused by a curse upon their father and his descendants resulting from the father's theft of the Holy Grail. Their solution is to embark on a quest for the Grail and return it to the location from which it was disturbed and removed by their father.