

Promise at Dawn
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
Cast

Pierre Niney
Romain Gary

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Nina Kacew

Didier Bourdon
Alex Gubernatis

Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Zaremba

Finnegan Oldfield
Captain Langer

Catherine McCormack
Lesley Blanch

Pawel Puchalski
Romain (8-10 years old)

Némo Schiffman
Romain (14-16 years old)

Lou Chauvain
Mariette

Arieh Worthalter
Captain of Gache

Bastien Bouillon
Gouje
Sofia Nilsson
Brigitte

Alberto Maneiro
Le médecin hôpital Mexico

Emiliano Suarez
Le chauffeur de taxi Mexique

Katarzyna Skarżanka
Aniela
Storyline
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
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