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The First, the Last (2016)

The First, the Last poster
Original title
Les Premiers, les Derniers
Directed by
Bouli Lanners
Genre
drama film, comedy drama
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
12
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two bounty hunters chase a missing woman through rural France. Their search brings them into contact with eccentric locals and forces them to confront their own pasts.

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What happens

The First, the Last (French: Les Premiers, les Derniers) is a Belgian-French drama film written, directed by and starring Bouli Lanners. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Europa Cinemas Label. It received eight nominations at the 7th Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director for Lanners. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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