Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard (1993)

Set in the French countryside in the 1600s, a lone rider deposits a newborn baby boy on the steps of a monastery, having bitten his nose off. The child is bought up by an ex-pirate and his wife and is taught to read, write, count, joust and fence, and is also given a wooden nose. However, he is ordered by a local baron to attend a tough seminary, but he soon rebels and makes an action-packed escape...

Released Sept. 15, 1993 160 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama, History

Keywords: imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.or-as-title-separator, imdb.parents

Country: France
Production Country: France
Languages: French