'Father & soldier' trivia and fun facts

If you don't talk french, you will speak fula

The main characters do not speak French, so it was decided that they should speak Fula

Illegal immigrants

The film had extras from Mali and Ivory Coast who turned out to be illegal immigrants, they were deported despite being perfectly integrated into French society.

Premiere in Cannes

'Father & Soldier' ??premiered on May 18, 2022 at the Cannes Film Festival

Of Senegalese blood

Omar Sy's father is Senegalese and his mother Mauritanian

Between France and Senegal

The film was shot from August to October 2021 in France before being completed in Senegal.

Sic years

The movie took six years to write.

Is not the first time

Omar Sy previously worked with Mathieu Vadepied on 'Untoucheble'