# Promise at Dawn (2017)

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**Original title**: *La Promesse de l'aube*
**Runtime**: 130 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance, History, War
**Directed by**: Eric Barbier
**Written by**: Eric Barbier, Marie Eynard
**Starring**: Pierre Niney, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bourdon, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Finnegan Oldfield, Catherine McCormack

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A childhood split between satellite dishes in Poland and sunshine in Nice sets up one man’s improbable flight path. The film traces Romain Gary’s jumps from aspiring writer to wartime pilot to literary legend, all while romancing the mother who nudged him toward greatness. It’s less biography than bedtime story for prodigies.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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