People of the Lake (2018)
- Original title
- Gens du lac
- Directed by
- Jean-Marie Straub
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Switzerland
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A son grows up learning fishing from his father on a lake that divides two countries. The lake is a shared place where wartime acts of resistance are whispered. After the war, the son becomes a local politician helping build a new left in Lausanne and Thonon.
contemplativeslow-burnearthypoeticunderstatedsparemelancholicreflective
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