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Mangrove (2011)

Mangrove poster
Directed by
Julie Gilbert, Frédéric Choffat
Genre
drama film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A European woman returns to a remote Pacific beach with her young son after many years away. She must confront unresolved memories and the ghosts of her past in the isolated mangrove landscape.

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What happens

Mangrove est un film suisse réalisé par Frédéric Choffat et Julie Gilbert, sorti en 2011. Une plage isolée sur la côte sud du Pacifique. Au bout de la plage, la mangrove. Une jeune femme européenne revient avec son fils après plusieurs années d'absence. Mais peut-on faire la paix avec les fantômes du passé ? (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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