| Soul Mates | |
| Director: | André Téchiné |
| Producer: | Olivier Delbosc |
| Starring: | Benjamin Voisin Noémie Merlant |
| Music: | Mathieu Lamboley |
| Cinematography: | George Lechaptois |
| Editing: | Albertine Lastera |
| Studio: |
|
| Distributor: | Ad Vitam |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | $480,762[1] |
Soul Mates (fr|Les Âmes sœurs) is 2023 French drama film directed by André Téchiné from a screenplay he co-wrote with Cédric Anger. Starring Benjamin Voisin and Noémie Merlant, it is about a soldier who returns home after the war in Mali and suffers from PTSD.[2]
A soldier of the French forces engaged in Mali is seriously burned during an explosion. Repatriated to intensive care in France, he suffers from amnesia and begins a long convalescence with his sister in their family home in the Pyrenees.
Filming began in June 2021 in the Ariège department, including Orgeix, Ax-les-Thermes and Orlu. Filming also took place in the Aude department and in Paris.[3] [4] It was also partly shot in Pyrénées-Orientales.[5] Filming resumed at the start of 2022 for scenes at the Bédeilhac cave in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat and at the Prehistoric Park in Tarascon-sur-Ariège.
On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on 27 reviews from French critics.[6]