The Cruel Embrace (1987)
- Original title
- Les Noces barbares
- Directed by
- Marion Hänsel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman in rural France becomes pregnant after a violent encounter. She tries to raise her son in a harsh and isolated environment.
bleakmelancholicslow-burnintimatesomberrawquietly devastating
What happens
The Cruel Embrace (French: Les Noces barbares) is a 1987 drama film directed by Marion Hänsel. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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