The Lifeline

20min

24 December 1916. A truck carrying mail is stopped at a German checkpoint and riddled with bullets. Inside, a man lies dead. Another man and a woman, on a postal mission, claim innocence in the death of their companion and their presence in enemy territory. The radio that had been guiding them had apparently cut out, leaving them stranded in no man’s land. And so, on Christmas Eve 1916, a cross- examination begins to uncover the real reason why enemy postmen and couriers are in the trenches.

Production Companies

Nouvelle Donne Productions

Paprika Films

Cast

Alexis Manenti

Alexis Manenti

Pierre-Jean Auget
Jeanne Goursaud

Jeanne Goursaud

Katel Marie Schneider
Hugo Becker

Hugo Becker

Gendarme

Release date

28th Aug 2025

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français, Deutsch