Flanders (film)

Flanders (French: Flandres) is a 2006 French drama film, written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of Demester, a man whose girlfriend betrays 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.

Flanders
Theatrical release poster
Flandres
Directed byBruno Dumont
Written byBruno Dumont
StarringSamuel Boidin
Adélaïde Leroux
Distributed bySoda Pictures (UK theatrical)
Release date
  • 23 May 2006 (2006-05-23) (Cannes)
  • 30 August 2006 (2006-08-30) (France)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Arabic (?)

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
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Flanders". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2009.


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