Based on Irène Némirovsky’s novel of the same name, ‘Suite Francaise’ centres on a romance between a French villager and a German soldier during the early years of the German occupation. <br /><br /> Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts plays the role of Commander Bruno von Falk.<br /><br /> “I discovered the book after I read the screenplay and it’s the book that really convinced me to do it. It’s through the eyes of the writer that I found the keys to abandon myself on this journey,” says Schoenaerts, who shot to fame starring alongside Marion Cotillard in the 2012 movie ‘Rust and Bone’.<br /><br /> “Some moments in the film, like the execution and stuff… it was pretty tough to play that stuff. I don’t want to mystify or make myself sound interesting or something, but it’s pretty awkward to do such a thing knowing that this really happened. It adds a very specific dimension to what we’re doing in that very moment. You’re like ‘OK, this really happened’,” he adds.<br /><br /> Irène Némirovsky, the author of the novel the film
