Un Monde Meilleur

Posted by misterparkour on June 15, 2008

David Belle’s most moving work by far is the 2005 short film Un Monde Meilleur (A Better World). Set in a hellish war zone a solider fights to survive while his mind seeks to find peace in a much more beautiful world. Thought provoking and moving, Un Monde Meilleur poignantly proposes whether or not there is a better world than the one we live in.

Parallel in many ways to the 2000 Hollywood blockbuster Gladiator with Russell Crow, Un Monde Meilleur is a captivating and stirring film whether or not one understands the French narration. Written and directed by Igor Pejica and starring David Belle, we have given this movie an R rating for violence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8r1gQX_yeA

For your convenience and understanding we have provided the movie’s English adaptation below which is also a better quality version of the film than its YouTube counterpart above. However, even if you do not speak French we highly recommend watching the French edition first. Not only do we think it will be more captivating, the English voice in place of David’s makes this a noticeable less enjoyable version as well.

http://www.atomfilms.com/film/un_monde_meilleur.jsp

Here is a trailer from Un Monde Meilleur and some additional behind the scenes footage from the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPTFF-jnqf4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaOev1KxFDg