Flanders
2006 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 6.2 · 67% critics
A young man quietly carries an intense love for a longtime friend, taking whatever affection she offers. When he leaves home to fight in a distant war, harsh violence, fear, and fragile bonds reshape him, while she waits behind, growing weaker as time passes.
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Details
- Original title
- Flandres
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-08-30
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (75 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a grim, intimate war-and-longing drama that lingers on emotional pain and endurance, similar to Humanité or Strayed; Not for you if you avoid bleak stories or harsh violence.
Pros: raw emotional intensity; stark wartime tension; haunting atmosphere | Cons: bleak tone throughout; slow, spare storytelling; unsettling violence
Themes
- castration
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 2006
Cast & crew
Adélaïde Leroux
as Barbe
- SB
Samuel Boidin
as André Demester
- HC
Henri Cretel
as Blondel
- JB
Jean-Marie Bruveart
as Briche
- DP
David Poulain
as Leclercq
- PV
Patrice Venant
as Mordac
- DL
David Legay
as Lieutenant
- ID
Inge Decaesteker
as France
- DD
David Dewaele
as Denis
Directed by Bruno Dumont