Our Own Land

Our Own Land

2021 · 23 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

Summer is ending, it's time for silaging in the peaceful Breton countryside. While farmers are harvesting the corn, two brothers, aged 8 and 12, are alone in their big house. Left to their own devices, they are masters of a vast kingdom and feel free to do whatever they want. They only forbid themselves to go upstairs in the house.

Directed by Simon Helloco · Written by Simon Helloco

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