Flanders (film)
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| Flanders | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Bruno Dumont |
| Written by | Bruno Dumont |
| Starring | Samuel Boidin Adélaïde Leroux |
| Distributed by | Soda Pictures (UK theatrical) |
| Release date(s) | 23 May 2006 (premiere at Cannes) 30 August 2006 6 July 2007 (UK) |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French Arabic (?) |
Flanders (French: Flandres) is a 2006 French film written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of Demester, a man whose girlfriend cheats on him out of frustration with his lack of emotion. Demester is then sent to war, in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, where he experiences (and participates in) the horrors of war.
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[edit] Cast
- 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
[edit] Awards
The film won the Grand Prix at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Flanders". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4359937/year/2006.html. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
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| Preceded by Broken Flowers |
Grand Prix, Cannes 2006 |
Succeeded by The Mourning Forest |
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