At the Movies: The Green Promise… Why should you see this faithful adventure film with Alexandra Lamm and Felix Moati?

What is it about?

In an attempt to save her son Martin, who was unjustly executed in Indonesia, Carol begins an unequal battle with palm oil operators responsible for deforestation and against powerful industrial lobbies.

After the successful drama Au Nom de la Terre with Guillaume Canet (almost 2 million participants), director and screenwriter Edouard Bergeon returns with an even more ambitious film. In this 2nd feature film, the director steps up and takes on a much broader story reminiscent of big budget American productions in terms of twists, settings and also its original soundtrack.

From an adventure film to an environmental thriller

The Green Promise takes the form of an adventure film from the start, before settling into a more committed thriller in the second phase. It’s a dense feature film in terms of narrative that could almost stand for a series.

In the press kit, Edouard Bergeon compares his film to the name of the earth: “Only the scale changes. The two films are committed and tell a human drama while conveying a political message“.

The scent of truth

As in his previous film, we feel great documentation and precise work to achieve the film. So much so that one might think that the movie is directly inspired by the real story. If the Green Promise is really based on real facts, it is not “Strictly speaking a true story– explains Edouard Bergeon.There were no heroes in the film. On the other hand, there are issues presented.”

Everything is true. Everything must be reliable.

and added: “I was a journalist, then I made documentaries where I told real stories. I have kept that DNA by saying that today is reality cinema, faithful. The information I present in the film about Indonesia, the forest, French diplomacy, the green fuel industry, palm oil, geopolitics, etc… are all true. Everything must be reliable. What the characters in the movie are going through is definitely a situation that anyone can go through, even if I wouldn’t wish it on anyone!“

Edouard Bergeon, a trained journalist, took as his starting point a press article dating back to 2018 about the farmers’ blockade of the Total de la Mède refinery. “They were protesting the import of palm oil from Southeast Asia intended for biofuel production. French farmers have been encouraged by the government through bonuses to grow palm for biofuel production, and palm oil imports will reduce the market price of French oil. The anger of these farmers who felt cheated immediately got to me.“

The film has both a journalistic and an educational approach, which makes the film clear and accessible. It provides access to figures on these topics related to deforestation.

attractive actress

Green Promise has a good idea of ​​banking on the likability and public capital of an actress like Alexandra Lammy. Alexandra Lamm gives the impression that she has invested a lot in this dramatic role, in which she appears without makeup. Felix Moat is very convincing in this lead role.