Moulin, the new film by László Nemes, hits theaters on October 28, 2026. Presented in official competition at the Festival de Cannes 2026, this historical drama stars Gilles Lellouche as Jean Moulin and Lars Eidinger as Klaus Barbie. A first teaser has now unveiled their face-off.
In June 1943, Jean Moulin is arrested as he strives to unify the various factions of the Secret Army. Brought before Klaus Barbie, head of the Lyon Gestapo, the Resistance leader is drawn into a confrontation in which manipulation and brutality are meant to force him to betray his fellow fighters. His silence will shape a crucial part of the future of Free France.
László Nemes isn’t trying to chronicle Jean Moulin’s entire life. The director tightens the lens to his last days, delivering a deliberately close, intimate perspective that places the audience alongside the resistance fighter. The film approaches this historical figure through a brutal physical, psychological, and political confrontation with the Nazi regime.
Facing Gilles Lellouche and Lars Eidinger, Louise Bourgoin steps into the role of the Countess of Forez, while Marcin Czarnik portrays Aubrac and Félix Lefebvre plays a young resistance fighter named Martin. The cast also features Max Warburton, Hortense de Gromard, Théo Costa-Marini, Izabella Caussanel, Pierre Nisse and Christian Harting.
Written by Olivier Demangel and produced by Alain Goldman for Pitchipoï Productions, Moulin was shot on 35mm film, mostly in Hungary. The crew had initially considered shooting in Lyon, but the city’s changes and the former Gestapo headquarters led the production to recreate those spaces in Budapest.
With this film, László Nemes continues his exploration of the individual’s experience in the face of 20th-century violence. His debut feature, Son of Saul, won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2015. He has since directed Orphan, a portrait of the aftershocks of Hungary’s 1956 uprising.
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