Flanders

Flanders

2006 · 91 min · ★ 6.3 · War, Drama, Romance

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?

Directed by Bruno Dumont · Written by Bruno Dumont

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