Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's war film starring Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent and Christoph Waltz, lands on HBO Max on May 8, 2026 after streaming on Netflix and Disney+.
Located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, the Hôtel des Invalides is an impressive site that plunges us into France's military history. Three museums are housed here: the Museum of the Army, the Museum of the Order of the Liberation and the Museum of the Plans-Reliefs, as well as the tomb of Napoleon 1st, which lies beneath the Invalides dome.
Maximilian Kolbe: A Life Given traces the final days of the Polish priest in Auschwitz’s hunger bunker. Anthony D'Ambrosio's film hits theaters on May 20, 2026.
On March 18, 2026, in theaters, Xavier Giannoli presents Les Rayons et les ombres, a historical drama starring Jean Dujardin that explores the lives of Jean and Corinne Luchaire during World War II.
The Swedish Connection, a Swedish historical drama starring Henrik Dorsin, hits Netflix on February 19, 2026. Based on a true story set during World War II.
Adapted from the comic book by Vincent Dugomier and Benoît Ers, Les Enfants de la Résistance by Christophe Barratier will be released in theaters on February 11, 2026, starring Lucas Hector and Gérard Jugnot.
Discover "La nuit avant le Paradis" (The Night Before Paradise), a play by Lilou Morille at the Laurette Theater from November 30 to December 21, 2025.
Lovers of contemporary history will be delighted by the new Musée de la Libération de Paris - Musée du Général Leclerc - Musée Jean Moulin. Inaugurated in August 2019, it brings together works and other historical documents from the Musée du Général Leclerc, originally located above the Gare Montparnasse, as well as from Antoinette Sasse and the Fondation du Maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque.
THE NARROW ROAD, created by Shaun Grant and Justin Kurzel, starring Jacob Elordi, Ciarán Hinds and Odessa Young, will air on Canal+ from October 9, 2025 at 9:09pm. Based on the novel by Richard Flanagan, it combines war, memory and forbidden love.
Les passionnés d'Histoire et de Seconde Guerre mondiale vont pouvoir profiter des Journées du Patrimoine les 20 et 21 septembre 2025, en visitant exceptionnellement l'abri anti-aérien de Bois-Colombes. On vous en dit plus !
Joe Wright's Darkest Hour starring Gary Oldman arrives on Netflix on July 16, 2025 and on Prime Video from August 8, 2025. A historical drama about Winston Churchill.
The Angelina Jolie-directed film Invincible (Unbroken), starring Jack O'Connell, arrives on Netflix on July 18, 2025. A war biopic inspired by a true story.
Directed by Pascal Elbé, La Bonne Étoile brings together Benoît Poelvoorde, Audrey Lamy, and Zabou Breitman in a historical comedy-drama, in theaters November 12, 2025.
The play Les Marchands d'Étoiles, after a triumph in Avignon, is extended in Paris at Le Splendid from January 7 to June 29, 2025. A moving and funny play, awarded at the Molières 2025.
As part of the Journées du Patrimoine 2024 (Heritage Days 2024), Seine-Saint-Denis is inviting you to explore four places of World War II history and remembrance, including the Fort de Romainville, on September 22.
Fans of suspenseful thrillers? The Théâtre de la Renaissance has a new play for you! Running until June 8, 2025, L'Injuste stars Jacques Weber and Elodie Navarre in a 1993 encounter between a high-ranking Nazi dignitary and a journalist from an Israeli daily. Here's our review.
In La Vie devant moi, directed by Nils Tavernier, Guillaume Gallienne and Violette Guillon bring to the screen the true story of Tauba, a teenager hidden in Paris during the Vel d'Hiv roundup. In cinemas February 26, 2025.
The historical drama Berlin, Summer 42 (In Liebe, Eure Hilde), directed by Andreas Dresen, tells the story of a young German resistance fighter during the Second World War. Released in cinemas on March 12, 2025.
