France, 1425. During the Hundred Years’ War, Jeannette, age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear the suffering caused by the English. Madame Gervaise, a nun, tries to reason with the young girl, but she is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France. Carried by her faith, she will become Joan of Arc.
Direction
Dumont's pivot to musical absurdity is genuinely unhinged.
Acting
Non-professional children delivering death metal saint dialogue.
Score
Igorrr's glitch-metal hymns—like Joan of Arc discovered Ableton.
Director
Bruno Dumont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dumont adapted from Charles Péguy's 1910 mystery plays, keeping the religious socialism but adding blast beats. Only in France.
Lead actress Lise Leplat Prudhomme was discovered at a local casting call in rural Normandy—she'd never acted before singing about holy war.
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