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trenches at night to meet with their wives in the surrounding German-occupied towns and return to fight the next morning. Carion stated that he'd never heard of the actual Christmas truce incidents while growing up in France, as the French Army and authorities suppressed them, having been viewed as an act of disobedience. He was introduced to the stories via a historian who showed him photos and documents archived in France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, and became fascinated. He tried to portray all of the soldiers with equal sympathy, as "the people on the frontline can understand each other because they are living the same life and suffering the same way", so he could understand how the truce could have come about. He endeavored to stay true to the real stories, but one of the things he had to change was the fate of the cat that crossed into various trenches. In reality, the cat was accused of spying, arrested by the French Army and then shot by a
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Prior to the bombing, Horstmayer learns that Anna and Sprink left without the German superior's assent to entertain fellow front soldiers and informs both that Sprink is going to be arrested for disobedience. As the Germans regain their trenches, Anna and Sprink remain behind and ask Audebert to take
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The various soldiers meet and wish each other "Joyeux Noël", "Frohe Weihnachten", and "Merry Christmas". They exchange chocolate, champagne, and photographs of loved ones. Horstmayer gives Audebert back his wallet containing a photograph of his wife, which was lost in the attack a few days prior, and
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at that time), and the soldiers retire deeply moved. However, Jonathan remains totally unmoved by the events around him, choosing to grieve for his brother. The following morning, the Lieutenants agree to extend the truce to allow each side to bury their dead, followed by cordial fraternisation for
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Back in the trenches, the British are ordered by a furious major (who is angered by the truce) to shoot a German soldier who is entering no-man's-land and crossing towards French lines. All of the soldiers deliberately miss in response, except the bitter Jonathan, who shoots the targeted German
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Carion's youth was spent in his parents' farm fields in Northern France, where he was constantly reminded of World War I as the family often found dangerous unexploded shells left over from the conflicts in the fields. He had also heard of the stories in which French soldiers would leave their
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at the front, and his disgust for civilians and superiors who talk of sacrifice but know nothing of the struggle in the trenches. He also informs the general about his new grandson Henri. Moved by this revelation, the general then recommends they "both try and survive this war for him".
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of France, just in front of his trench), and prepares to exit into the trenches for an Allied assault on German lines. However, the assault fails, with the French and British taking many casualties while William loses his life.
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The film begins with scenes of schoolboys reciting patriotic speeches that both praise their countries and condemn their enemies. In Scotland, two young brothers, Jonathan and William, join up to fight, followed by their
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sermon to new recruits, in which he describes the Germans as inhumane and commands the recruits to kill every one of them. Father Palmer overhears the sermon and removes his cross as he leaves.
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Father Palmer is being sent back to his own parish and his battalion is disbanded as a mark of shame. Despite emphasising the humanity and goodwill of the truce, he is rebuked by the
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them as captives, in order to avoid separation. Letters that they hand over to him from the German soldiers (who had been hoping Anna would deliver them when she returned to
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has its share of bloodshed, especially in a deadly early charge, but the movie is about a respite from carnage, and it lacks the brutal details of films like
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soldier. Audebert, hearing the familiar alarm clock ringing outside, rushes out and discovers that the soldier is a disguised Ponchel, his
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Horstmayer and his troops, who are confined in a train, are informed by the German Crown Prince that they are to be shipped to the
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the rest of the day. As their soldiers play football, Audebert and Horstmayer sympathise, speaking in French of their memories of
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liked the motion picture and wrote, "If the film's sentiments about the madness of war are impeccably high-minded, why then does
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assigned the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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call up. French soldier Audebert looks at a photograph of his pregnant wife, whom he has had to leave behind (in the
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The unofficial truce begins when the British begin to sing festive songs and songs from home, accompanied by
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regiments led Scottish soldiers in their trenches to stand up and applaud.
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The story centres mainly upon six characters: Gordon (a Lieutenant of the
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they connect over pre-war memories. Father Palmer celebrates a brief
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as Leutnant (Lieutenant) Horstmayer (German 93rd Infantry Regiment)
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as Lieutenant Camille René Audebert (French 26th Infantry Regiment)
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Joyeux Noël means Merry Christmas in French. For other uses, see
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Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas truce
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The film, which includes one of the last appearances of
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as Father Palmer (Scottish priest and stretcher-bearer)
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they learnt from the British. (The carol in question, "
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Index


Christian Carion
Benjamin Herrmann
Benno Fürmann
Guillaume Canet
Daniel Brühl
Diane Kruger
Gary Lewis
Alex Ferns
Walther Vanden Ende
Andrea Sedlácková
Philippe Rombi
UGC Fox Distribution
Senator Film
Sony Pictures Classics
Media Pro Pictures
Christmas (disambiguation)
Merry Christmas (disambiguation)
English
war
drama film
Christmas truce
French
British
German
Christian Carion
2005 Cannes Film Festival
Ian Richardson
Best Foreign Language Film
78th Academy Awards

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