The Stopover

2016

1h 42m

Drama

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8 Reviews

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At the end of their tour of duty in Afghanistan, two young military women, Aurore and Marine, are given three days of decompression leave with their unit at a five-star resort in Cyprus, but it's not that easy to forget the war and leave it behind.

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A tough, truthful movie about post-war syndrome ...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Serge L

Well done and realistic story of a group of soldiers stopping at an island to debrief and recuperate. There, a side story or two develop related to army and related to the eternal battle of sexes... or for sex.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/20

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A raw, serious, eye-opening drama about returning French soldiers. Full review:>> http://bit.ly/2qEiCIs

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Delphine Coulin

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Muriel Coulin

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Soko

Marine

Ariane Labed

Aurore

Ginger Romàn

Fanny

Karim Leklou

Max

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Guy Lodge

Variety

As cuttingly observed as it is pristinely composed.

Feb 27, 2017

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Leslie Felperin

Hollywood Reporter

Tense as a climber's rope as it descends incrementally to a disturbing climax, luminously lensed by Jean-Louis Vialard, and packed with piercing performances from the ensemble cast, this is a cracking good film.

Feb 27, 2017

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Delphine and Muriel Coulin's The Stopover (Voir du pays), a fiction film [deals] with a French unit of young soldiers given three days of "decompression leave" after a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Feb 22, 2021

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Daniel de Partearroyo

Cinemanía (Spain)

A haven of peace turned into a pressure cooker where accumulated tensions bubble. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Sep 12, 2017

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

The Coulins use virtual reality in lieu of flashbacks and these early scenes are a bit surreal, almost an inverse "Manchurian" hypnosis.

Rated: B

Jun 30, 2017

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A look into the emotional fireworks that emerge when a band of stressed out soldiers from Afghanistan arrive for some R & R in Cyprus.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 2, 2017

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Synopsis

At the end of their tour of duty in Afghanistan, two young military women, Aurore and Marine, are given three days of decompression leave with their unit at a five-star resort in Cyprus, but it's not that easy to forget the war and leave it behind.

Director: Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
Screenwriter: Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
Production Co: Archipel 35, arte France Cinéma, Blonde Audiovisual Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 42m

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