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The Ardennes (2015)

The Ardennes poster
Original title
D'Ardennen
Directed by
Robin Pront
Genre
drama film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
16
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 203 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns home after a prison sentence and tries to rebuild his life. He finds himself caught up in a tense situation with his brother and a woman from his past.

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What happens

The Ardennes (Dutch: D'Ardennen,French: Les Ardennes) is a 2015 Belgian crime thriller drama film directed by Robin Pront. It was screened in the Discovery section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. At the 6th Magritte Awards, it received the Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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