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Well received by most viewers.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 134 ratings.
Movie review: The Rays and Shadows
The Rays and Shadows is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Drama, History.
Story
Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends have a major role to play in this new France. Jean becomes a big press baron and an ardent advocate of collaboration with the occupying forces, while Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador in Paris. Corinne, meanwhile, finds herself thrown into the lion’s pit.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 7.4/10 based on 134 votes.
Production
Release date: March 18, 2026 · Runtime: 199 minutes · Original language: French · Original title: Les Rayons et les Ombres · Reported budget: $35,000,000
Cast
Jean Dujardin
Nastya Golubeva Carax
August Diehl
Olivier Chantreau
Anna Próchniak
Lucile Vignolles
Chloé Astor
Vincent Colombe
Maria Cavalier-Bazan
Valeriu Andriuță
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