History Film / LesPasseurs

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Bernard Anthonioz and Maurice Nicod, two French mountain men living in the Jura massif, specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (people he smuggles include Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans or the Milice to get their hands on, such as work of arts.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French mountain men living in the Jura massif specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (people he smuggles include Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans or the Milice to get their hands on, such as work of arts.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Bernard and Maurice team up to [[PapaWolf save their children]] at the cost of their lives. They [[SuicideAttack attack the German squad with dynamite sticks, knowing they won't come out of it alive]]. Maurice has a homemade BulletProofVest on and tanks a few rifle shots before succumbing, but not before taking a few soldiers out. Bernard ends up cornered and blows himself up. This is enough for François to shoot the remaining soldiers with his rifle and escape to Switzerland with Séverine.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Bernard and Maurice team up to [[PapaWolf save their children]] at the cost of their lives. They [[SuicideAttack attack the German squad with dynamite sticks, knowing they won't come out of it alive]]. Maurice has a homemade BulletProofVest on and tanks a few rifle shots before succumbing, but not before taking a few soldiers out. Bernard ends up cornered and blows himself up. This is enough for François to shoot the remaining soldier with his rifle and escape to Switzerland with Séverine.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Bernard and Maurice team up to save their children at the cost of their lives. They [[SuicideAttack attack the German squad with dynamite sticks, knowing they won't come out of it alive]]. Maurice has a homemade BulletProofVest on and tanks a few rifle shots before succumbing, but not before taking a few soldiers out. Bernard ends up cornered and blows himself up. This is enough for François to shoot the remaining soldier with his rifle and escape to Switzerland with Séverine.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Bernard and Maurice team up to save their children at the cost of their lives. They [[SuicideAttack attack the German squad with dynamite sticks, knowing they won't come out of it alive]]. Maurice has a homemade BulletProofVest on and tanks a few rifle shots before succumbing but not before taking a few soldiers out. Bernard ends up cornered and lets his dynamite stick blow himself up. This is enough for François to shoot the remaining soldier with his rifle and escape to Switzerland with Séverine.]]

* ConflictKiller: Séverine and François end up pinned down by a German squad. Bernard and Maurice put a stop to their conflict the second they figure this out, and band together to [[PapaWolf save their children]].

* ConflictKiller: Séverine and François end up pinned down by a German squad. Bernard and Maurice put a stop to their conflict to [[PapaWolf save their children]] together.

* HomeFieldAdvantage: To get rid of the Milice unit, Maurice lures them into the mountains during the winter. He perfectly knows the field, and this being the coldest area of France in the winter, he puts on his warmest clothes. The Milice men are stupid enough to follow him and don't have warm clothes, get lost in the snow, and die frozen.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French mountain men living in the Jura massif specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (people he smuggles include Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get their hands on, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French mountain men living in the Jura massif specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (which includes Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get their hands on, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French mountain men living in the Jura specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (which includes Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get their hands on, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French family patriarchs living in the Jura mountains specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons German occupiers]] or the [[LesCollaborateurs Milice of Vichy France]] (which includes Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get their hands on, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

''Les Passeurs'' (which more or less literally translates as ''The Smugglers'') is a 2004 French MadeForTV movie directed by Didier Grousset and starring Guy Marchand, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Toinette Laquière and Cédric Chevalme.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French family patriarchs living in the Jura mountains specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the German occupiers or the Milice of Vichy France (which includes Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get their hands on, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

* ObfuscatingDisability: François feigns being sick to be deemed unfit for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_du_travail_obligatoire Service du Travail Obligatoire (STO)]] and keepsharpening his shooting skills in the hope of joining biathlon competitions.

* ObfuscatingDisability: François feigns being sick to be deemed unfit for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_du_travail_obligatoire Service du Travail Obligatoire (STO)]] and keep training in biathlon.

* ConflictKiller: Séverine and François end up pinned down by a German squad. Bernard and Maurice put a stop to their conflict to [[PapaWolf save their children]].

* LesCollaborateurs: A unit of the armed branch of the Milice (Vichy France's StateSec), the Franc-Garde, comes to the village as they know there are people smugglers in the area.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French family patriarchs living in the Jura mountains specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the German occupiers or the Milice of Vichy France (which includes Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French family patriarchs living in the Jura mountains specialize in smuggling people and goods to neutral Switzerland. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the German occupiers or the Milice of Vichy France (Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French family patriarchs specialize in smuggling people and goods to Switzerland in the Jura mountains. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the German occupiers or the Milice of Vichy France (Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, two French family patriarchs specialize in smuggling people and goods to Switzerland in the Jura mountains. The two men hate each other with a passion and have opposite philosophies. On one side, Bernard Anthonioz smuggles people who are threatened by either the German occupiers or the StateSec of Vichy France (Jews, communists, homosexuals, downed Allied pilots and the like). On the other side, Maurice Nicod smuggles only goods that people don't want the Germans to get, such as work of arts. Things get complicated when Séverine, Bernard's daughter, and François, Maurice's son, fall in love.

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