Love at First Fight (French: Les Combattants) is a 2014 French romantic comedy film directed by Thomas Cailley. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Parallel Section. In January 2015, the film received nine nominations at the 40th César Awards, winning Best Actress, Most Promising Actor and Best First Feature Film.
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Cast
Adèle Haenel as Madeleine
Kévin Azaïs as Arnaud Labrède
Antoine Laurent as Manu Labrède
Brigitte Roüan as Hélène Labrède
William Lebghil as Xavier
Thibault Berducat as Victor
Nicolas Wanczycki as Lieutenant Schliefer
Steve Tientcheu as Adjudant Ruiz
Production
Filming locations included Mimizan, Lit-et-Mixe, Biscarrosse, Pau, Pissos, Lacanau, Maubuisson (Carcans), Langon, Pessac and Bizanos. Filming also took place at the Camp de Ger of the 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment, which straddles two departments, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.