The Most Precious of Cargoes

Overview

Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross—including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 20, 2024

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

Belgium, France

Production

France 3 Cinéma,StudioCanal,RTBF,BeTV,VOO,Les Films du Fleuve,Prima Linéa Productions,Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo,Les Compagnons du Cinéma

Cast

Dominique Blanc,Grégory Gadebois,Denis Podalydès,Jean-Louis Trintignant,Serge Hazanavicius,Antonin Maurel,Matej Hofmann,Laurent Bateau,Simon Volodine,Oleg Imbertand 1 more

Director

Michel Hazanavicius

Writer

Michel Hazanavicius,Jean-Claude Grumberg

Producer

Valérie Schermann,Patrick Sobelman,Christophe Jankovic,Riad Sattouf,Robert Guédiguian,Florence Gastaud,Michel Hazanavicius

Music

Alexandre Desplat

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$4,331,717

IMDb

tt10462154