Come What May (film)

Come What May
Come What May
	Film poster
French	En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît
Directed by	Christian Carion
Written by	Christian Carion; Andrew Bampfield; Laure Irrmann
Produced by	Philip Boëffard; Christophe Rossignon
Starring	August Diehl; Olivier Gourmet; Mathilde Seigner; Matthew Rhys; Alice Isaaz; Jacques Bonnaffé
Cinematography	Pierre Cottereau
Edited by	Laure Gardette
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production; companies	Nord Ouest films; Pathé
Distributed by	Pathé
Release dates	10 October 2015 (Festival International du Film de Saint-Jean-de-Luz); 4 November 2015;
Running time	114 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French ; German ; English
Budget	€15.2 million
Box office	$1.1 million

Come What May (French: En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît; also titled Darling Buds of May and The Evacuation) is a 2015 French war drama film directed by Christian Carion. It stars August Diehl and Olivier Gourmet in lead roles, and was released on 4 November 2015. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone.

Plot

On 10 May 1940, the German Army invades Belgium and France via the Ardennes.

Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of the small village of Lebucquière decide, on the recommendations of the prefecture, to give up everything to go on the road, fleeing to the coast.

Among them is Paul, the village mayor. He leads the group, seeking to maintain a minimum of order and republican spirit in this nomadic life. Mado, his wife, plays music, trying to recreate the fragrance of life when friends would come to his coffee shop in the village.

Suzanne, a young teacher, acts as a scout to choose the least congested route. She supports a small German boy, Max, 8 years old, whose father Hans, an anti-Nazi dissident, was arrested by the French authorities following the declaration of war.

During the Battle of Arras, residents are released from prison and abandoned in the deserted city. Hans manages to flee the city, accompanied by a Scottish officer, Percy, whose entire unit died under German bullets.

These two will travel together. Hans seeking to recover his son who fled the village, and Percy hoping to reach the sea to find a boat back to England.

Cast

August Diehl as Hans
Olivier Gourmet as Paul
Mathilde Seigner as Mado
Alice Isaaz as Suzanne
Matthew Rhys as Percy
Jacques Bonnaffé as Roger
Joshio Marlon as Max
Laurent Gerra as Albert

Production

En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît was produced by Nord Ouest films and Pathé.

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards^[3]	Best Original Music	Ennio Morricone	Nominated

References

^ Les 10 plus gros budgets du cinéma français en 2015, destinationcine.com, 1 February 2015
^ "En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.

External links

Come What May at IMDb

[1] Les 10 plus gros budgets du cinéma français en 2015, destinationcine.com, 1 February 2015

[mojo-2] "En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[3] "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.

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