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Feature film — 2026

A Man of His Time (2026)

6.62h 35mHistory — Comedy — Drama

September 1940. Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineer’s methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin

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A high-signal pick with 69 votes.

Kidam / Michigan Films / Les Films Pelléas / Les Films de Pierre / Condor / The Ink Connection / UNITÉ / France 2 Cinéma / BeTV & Orange / RTBF / Proximus

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Director: Emmanuel Marre

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Cast & crew

Swann Arlaud as Henri Marre

Swann Arlaud

Henri Marre

Sandrine Blancke as Paulette Henri

Sandrine Blancke

Paulette Henri

Mathieu Perotto as Gasque

Mathieu Perotto

Gasque

Harpo Guit as Harpo

Harpo Guit

Harpo

Mathilde Abd El Kader as Corinne

Mathilde Abd El Kader

Corinne

J

Jean-Baptiste Marre

Maux

Bruno Borsu as Citoyen

Bruno Borsu

Citoyen

C

Claudine Barthel Fournier

Arlette

Yoann Blanc as Lemoine

Yoann Blanc

Lemoine

Thierry de Peretti as Dommange

Thierry de Peretti

Dommange

Maxim Driesen as Jean

Maxim Driesen

Jean

J

Jules Granger

Sanguinede

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