Flanders

Flanders

91 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Aug. 30, 2006

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?

Flanders

91 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Aug. 30, 2006

Flanders
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?
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, 3b productions, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Pictanovo
Original title Flandres
Directors Bruno Dumont
Writers Bruno Dumont

Cast

Samuel Boidin

as André Demester

Henri Cretel

as Blondel

David Poulain

as Leclercq

Patrice Venant

as Mordac

David Legay

as Lieutenant

Inge Decaesteker

as France

David Dewaele

as Denis