Joyeux No%C3%ABl

Joyeux Nol English Merry Christmas is a 2005 French film about the World War I Christmas truce of December 1914, depicted through the eyes of French, Scottish and German soldiers. It was written and directed by Christian Carion. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

The story centers mainly upon six characters Gordon a Lieutenant of the Royal Scots Fusiliers Audebert a French Lieutenant in the 26th Infantry and reluctant son of a general Horstmayer a Jewish German Lieutenant of the 93rd Infantry Palmer a Scottish priest working as a stretcherbearer and German tenor Nikolaus Sprink and his Danish fiance, mezzosoprano, Anna Srensen two famous opera stars.The film begins with scenes of schoolboys reciting patriotic speeches that both praise their countries and condemn their enemies. In Scotland, two young brothers, Jonathan and William, join up to fight, followed by their priest, Father Palmer, who becomes a chaplain. In Germany, Sprink is interrupted during a performance by a German officer announcing a reserve call up. Audebert looks at a photograph of his pregnant wife whom he has had to leave behind in the occupied part of France, just in front of his trench, and prepares to exit into the trenches for an assault. However the assault failed with the French taking many casualties while William loses his life. ........

Source: Wikipedia