Flanders (2006)
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André Demester secretly and painfully loves Barbe, his childhood friend, accepting from her the little that she gives him. He leaves home to be a soldier in a war in a far off land. Barbarity, camaraderie and fear turn him into a warrior. As the seasons go by, Barbe, alone and wasting away, waits for the soldiers to return. Will Demester’s boundless love for Barbe save him?
- Date of release
- 2006-08-30
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (77)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- War, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Bruno Dumont
Casting
- Adélaïde Leroux — Barbe
- Samuel Boidin — André Demester
- Henri Cretel — Blondel
- Jean-Marie Bruveart — Briche
- David Poulain — Leclercq
- Patrice Venant — Mordac
- David Legay — Lieutenant
- Inge Decaesteker — France
- David Dewaele — Denis
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
Flanders is a 2006 French drama film, written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of André Demester, a man whose girlfriend betrays him out of frustration with his lack of emotion. He is then sent to fight in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, where he experiences the horrors of war.
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