Flanders (film)

Flanders
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bruno Dumont
Written by	Bruno Dumont
Starring	Samuel Boidin Adélaïde Leroux
Distributed by	Soda Pictures (UK theatrical)
Release dates	23 May 2006 (2006-05-23) (Cannes) 30 August 2006 (2006-08-30) (France)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French Arabic (?)

Flanders (French: Flandres) is a 2006 French film written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of Demester, a man whose girlfriend cheats on him out of frustration with his lack of emotion. Demester is then sent to war, in an unnamed Middle Eastern country, where he experiences (and participates in) the horrors of war.

Cast

Adélaïde Leroux as Barbe
Samuel Boidin as André Demester
Henri Cretel as Blondel
Jean-Marie Bruveart as Briche
David Poulain as Leclercq
Patrice Venant as Mordac
David Legay as Lieutenant
Inge Decaesteker as France

Awards

The film won the Grand Prix at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

References

↑ "Festival de Cannes: Flanders". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.

External links

Official website
Flanders at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Bruno Dumont

Life of Jesus Humanité Twentynine Palms Flanders Hadewijch Hors Satan Camille Claudel 1915

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

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