Gemma Pictures<\/a> in a joint release. <\/p>\n\n\tSet against the backdrop of the 19th century, the film follows Bartholdi, a visionary artist, and Laboulaye, a revolutionary-minded lawyer, as they embark on the seemingly mad project of offering the American people a colossal statue honoring their struggle for liberty and democracy. What begins as a gesture of Franco-American fraternity evolves into the intimate story of an unlikely friendship between two men united by ideals and tested by doubt. Amid detractors, financial obstacles and technical challenges, the construction of the Statue of Liberty becomes a constant battle. <\/p>\n
\n\tDuguay is known for crowd-pleasing prestige dramas that scored healthy box office results in France and sold internationally, including the horse-riding film \u201cJappeloup\u201d starring Guillaume Canet; and the WWII-set \u201cA Bag of Marbles\u201d which was adapted from Joseph Joffo\u2019s classic novel; as well as \u201cTemp\u00eate.\u201d<\/p>\n
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