Released for the first time with a new cut by director Martin Huberty, Deserter is the gritty true story of an idealistic young English gentleman Simon Murray (Paul Fox) driven to join the French Foreign Legion after a fai... more »led romance. Simon s romantic illusions are soon shattered when he encounters his fellow recruits, including Dupont (Tom Hardy.) They have all volunteered to escape a past far less innocent than Simon s. A sadistic training routine forges the recruits together. As fully-fledged Legionnaires they set out to do battle against the insurgents facing deadly firefights among the villages, hills and deserts of North Africa. But when French President De Gaulle grants Algerian independence, the Legion sides with the Pied Noir French Nationalists against mother France. Loyalties are torn apart. Comrade is turned against comrade. Simon and Dupont must face each other across a moral divide, their conscience dictating their actions; blurring the distinction between hero and deserter.« less
Actors:Tom Hardy, Kate Maberly, Paul Fox Director:Martin Huberty Studio:Inception Media Group Format:Blu-ray - Color,Widescreen DVD Release Date: 07/17/2012 Release Year: 2012 Run Time: 1hr 35min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 MPAA Rating: Unrated Languages:English See Also: