The read
Every source lands within 2 points of the others.
Synopsis
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?
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic67/100
77 audience votes
Key crew
- Bruno DumontDirector
- Bruno DumontWriter
Cast
- Adélaïde LerouxBarbe
- Samuel BoidinAndré Demester
- Henri CretelBlondel
- Jean-Marie BruveartBriche
- David PoulainLeclercq
- Patrice VenantMordac
- David LegayLieutenant
- Inge DecaestekerFrance
- David DewaeleDenis
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