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Film

The Children of the Marshland (1999)

IMDb7.47.1TMDB115 min

The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.

Director
Jean Becker

Themes1910sbased on novel or book