A Man of His Time

Plot

September 1940. Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineer’s methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin

About A Man of His Time

A Man of His Time (French: Notre Salut, lit. 'Our Salvation') is a 2026 drama film written and directed by Emmanuel Marre, and loosely based on his great-grandfather's life. A co-production of France and Belgium, it stars Swann Arlaud as Henri Marre, a collaborationist during the Vichy France, a puppet state established by Nazi Germany during the World War II. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 79th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2026, where it won the Best Screenplay prize and three parallel prizes. It was theatrically released in France and Belgium on 30 September.

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