The Rays and Shadows

Original title: Les Rayons et les Ombres

• 2026
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• 3h 19m
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• N-16

• Drama
• History

★ 7.5 TMDB Rating · 118 votes

Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends have a major role to play in this new France. Jean becomes a big press baron and an ardent advocate of collaboration with the occupying forces, while Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador in Paris. Corinne, meanwhile, finds herself thrown into the lion’s pit.

Director

Xavier Giannoli

Release date

Mar 18, 2026

Original language

French

Origin

France