Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

2017 · 107 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

France, 1425. During the Hundred Years’ War, Jeannette, age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear the suffering caused by the English. Madame Gervaise, a nun, tries to reason with the young girl, but she is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France. Carried by her faith, she will become Joan of Arc.

Directed by Bruno Dumont · Written by Bruno Dumont

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Lise Leplat Prudhomme Jeanette
Jeanne Voisin Jeanne
Lucile Gauthier Hauviette 8 ans
Victoria Lefebvre Hauviette 13 ans
Aline Charles Madame Gervaise / Sainte Marguerite
Élise Charles Madame Gervaise / Sainte Catherine
Nicolas Leclaire Durand Lassois
Gery De Poorter Jacques d'Arc
Kyliann Maréchal Tellier Enfant
Régine Delalin Isabeau d'Arc
Jonathan Leguen Frère d'Arc
Malone Leroy Enfant

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