Tomorrow at Dawn, directed by Denis Dercourt and featuring Vincent Perez and Jérémie Renier, told a story about two brothers entangled in a conflict between two regiments of Napoleonic army. The story was not set at the early 19th century though, it was a historical reenactment, with which Mathieu, played by Renier, was obsessed to a point that the boundary of fiction and reality was blurred. Paul, played by Perez, was determined to bring his younger brother back to reality, but was surprised by the seriousness of the reenactors as his participation stirred unexpected hostility that threatened their lives.

This was my second film at the 2009 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, and the first one that I saw with Evania at this annual festival. After the screening, we participated in the Q & A session with director Dercourt and actor Perez. I did not know Perez until I saw his photos on Upaper. I was much impressed with his performance (with his intense stare) and his playfulness during the interaction with the audience.

The film's title, if you were wondering, came from a poem by Victor Hugo:

Demain, dès l'aube, à l'heure où blanchit la campagne,
Je partirai. Vois-tu, je sais que tu m'attends.
J'irai par la forêt, j'irai par la montagne.
Je ne puis demeurer loin de toi plus longtemps.

Je marcherai les yeux fixés sur mes pensées,
Sans rien voir au dehors, sans entendre aucun bruit,
Seul, inconnu, le dos courbé, les mains croisées,
Triste, et le jour pour moi sera comme la nuit.

Je ne regarderai ni l'or du soir qui tombe,
Ni les voiles au loin descendant vers Harfleur,
Et quand j'arriverai, je mettrai sur ta tombe
Un bouquet de houx vert et de bruyère en fleur.

by Victor Marie Hugo
1802-1885, written in 1847

Read also:

• Demain des l'aube - The Vincent Perez Archives