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Wasteland (1960)

Wasteland poster
Original title
Terrain vague
Directed by
Marcel Carné
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers living on the outskirts of a French city struggle with poverty and boredom. The film follows their drifting days and tense interactions as they navigate a world of few opportunities.

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What happens

Wasteland (French: Terrain vague) is a 1960 French drama film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Danielle Gaubert and Maurice Caffarelli. The story is loosely based on the novel Tomboy by Hal Ellson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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