Sentinelles(2022)

Sentinelles is a French military drama set in Mali's Mopti region during Operation Barkhane. Lieutenant Anaïs Collet leads a section tasked with hunting down terrorist cells, but a brutal ambush fractures the fragile relationship between her troops and the local population. The series examines the moral complexities of counterterrorism operations in West Africa, where the line between soldier and civilian blurs. As tensions escalate, Collet and her unit face impossible choices that test their resolve and question the true cost of their mission. Sentinelles balances combat sequences with intimate character moments, exploring how warfare reshapes those caught in its grip—both uniformed and civilian alike.