Gilles Lellouche stars as Jean Moulin opposite Lars Eidinger in László Nemes's new film, due in theaters on October 28, 2026. The trailer hints at their clash in this historical drama chronicling the final days of the Resistance leader.
Presented in official competition at the Festival de Cannes 2026, Moulin does not trace the full arc of Jean Moulin's journey. Olivier Demangel's screenplay focuses on his arrest in June 1943, as he efforts to reunify the diverse strands of the Secret Army.
Dragged before Klaus Barbie, the chief of the Gestapo in Lyon, the Gaullist envoy is forced into a confrontation in which manipulation and violence are meant to drive him to betray his comrades. The trailer tightens the narrative around this physical, psychological, and political duel, on which the fate of Free France hinges.
Joining Gilles Lellouche and Lars Eidinger, Louise Bourgoin portrays the Countess of Forez, Marcin Czarnik takes on Raymond Aubrac, and Félix Lefebvre plays a young resistance fighter named Martin. The cast also includes 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, primarily in Hungary. The production had hoped to shoot in Lyon, but city renovations and the former Gestapo headquarters forced the crew to recreate parts of those spaces in Budapest.
With this film, László Nemes continues his exploration of the individual experience in the face of the violence of history. His first feature, Son of Saul, won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2015 before receiving the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. He has since directed Orphan, a film devoted to the consequences of the Hungarian uprising of 1956.
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