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Art House Movie: Joyeux Noel

Annie Bahringer, Neighbor

Joyeux Noël

(Merry Christmas) French with English Subtitles

Joyeux Noel captures a rare moment of grace from one of the worst wars in the history of mankind, World War I. On Christmas Eve, 1914, as German, French, and Scottish regiments face each other from their respective trenches, a musical call-and-response turns into an impromptu cease-fire, trading chocolates and champagne, playing soccer, and comparing pictures of their wives. But when Christmas ends, the war returns... 

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