Flanders (2006)
Director
Bruno Dumont
Main cast
Adélaïde Leroux; Samuel Boidin; Henri Cretel; Jean-Marie Bruveart; David Poulain
Genres
Drama, Foreign
Description
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 Demesterâs boundless love for Barbe save him?
Bruno Dumont
Main cast
Adélaïde Leroux; Samuel Boidin; Henri Cretel; Jean-Marie Bruveart; David Poulain
Genres
Drama, Foreign
Description
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 Demesterâs boundless love for Barbe save him?
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