The Battle of Gaulle - Part 2: I Write Your Name hits cinemas in France on Friday, June 26, 2026. The second installment of the historical diptych from director Antonin Baudry, the film continues the Charles de Gaulle narrative, portrayed by Simon Abkarian, following The Battle of Gaulle: The Iron Age.
The Battle of Gaulle - Part 2: I Write Your Name
Film | 2026
Release in cinemas: June 26, 2026
Historical drama | Runtime: 2h40
Directed by Antonin Baudry | Screenplay: Bérénice Vila, Antonin Baudry
Starring: Simon Abkarian, Simon Russell Beale, Florian Lesieur, Benoît Magimel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Loïc Corbery, Anamaria Vartolomei, Niels Schneider, Karim Leklou, Thierry Lhermitte
Nationality: France
I Write Your Name expands on the story opened by The Battle of Gaulle: The Iron Age, released in cinemas on June 3, 2026, after an out-of-competition screening at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. This second installment focuses on shaping Free France—from London to the French metropole and Africa.
The film traces the surge of collective momentum around Charles de Gaulle, bringing together resistance fighters, dissenting soldiers, and committed civilians. The narrative picks up where the first installment left off, moving from the general’s isolation to the birth of a political and military movement against the Vichy regime and the Occupation.
Simon Abkarian reprises the role of Charles de Gaulle. The cast also features Simon Russell Beale, Florian Lesieur, Benoît Magimel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Loïc Corbery, Anamaria Vartolomei, Niels Schneider, Félix Kysyl, Karim Leklou, Tom Mison, Kacey Mottet Klein, Thierry Lhermitte, Campbell Scott, Grégoire Colin, Daniel Betts, Pip Torrens, Stephen Campbell Moore and Anthony Calf.
Like the first film, The Battle of Gaulle - Part 2: I Write Your Name is adapted from De Gaulle: A Certain Idea of France, the work of historian Julian Jackson. The duology is produced and distributed by Pathé.
This second installment may appeal to readers who follow French historical films centered on World War II and the birth of Free France. It is less suited for viewers seeking light fiction or a narrative that stands alone from the first film.
The official trailer accompanies the release of this second installment and highlights a more collective focus than the first film, with the gradual formation of Free France around Charles de Gaulle.
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