Rays and Shadows
Les rayons et des ombres
France | 2026 | 195 min
Language: French, German
Subtitles: English
Not for persons under 12
Director(s): Xavier Giannoli
Script: Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi, Patrick Godeau, Yves Stavrides
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, August Diehl, Olivier Chantreau, Anna Próchniak, Lucile Vignolles, Chloé Astor, Vincent Colombe, Maria Cavalier-Bazan, Valeriu Andriuta, François De Brauer, Meherio Patoux, Elina Löwensohn, André Marcon, Philippe Torreton, Eric De Staercke, Colette Crouzet, Nicolas Lumbreras, Philippe Levy, Bogdan Zamfir, Santiago Godoy-Giraldo, Jochen Hägele, Oli Bigalke, Philipp Weissert, Franz Lang, Nicolas Biaud-Mauduit, Nicolas Avinée, Éric Herson-Macarel, Giorgia Sinicorni, Markus Schleinzer, Armand Eloi, Alban Aumard, Mike Maas, Rodolphe Sand, Aurore Broutin, Fabrice Delorme, Stéphane Avril, Damien Gouy, David Baalcke, Jacques Ledran
Production: Gaumont, Curiosa Films, Waiting for Cinema
Distribution: Gaumont
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In France, Rays and Shadows’ depiction of the German occupiers and their French collaborators has garnered both controversy and praise. Established European stars Jean Dujardin and August Diehl are complemented by Nastya Golubeva’s promising performance as Jean’s daughter Corinne. Refusing both condemnation and apology, the film sheds light on the vast human complexity often masked behind the words “wrong side of history”.
Konsta Heikkinen