French soldiers in Mali: colonial ghosts, desert heat, and nobody's the good guy.
48 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestIn the Mopti region of Mali, Lieutenant Anaïs Collet's section, deployed as part of Operation Barkhane, is dedicated to tracking down terrorists. However, an ambush rekindles tensions between the military and the Malian population.
Acting
Pauline Parigot's exhausted resolve anchors every frame.
Cinematography
Sahel landscapes beautiful and hostile, shot like another character.
Writing
Refuses easy answers about France's forever war.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Barkhane was France's longest external military operation, ending 2022 after nine years and 59 French deaths—this fictionalized it while troops were still deployed.
Creator Frédéric Krivine embedded with actual French forces in Mali; the distrust between soldiers and locals mirrors documented Special Forces culture.
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