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Our Struggles (2018)

Our Struggles poster
Original title
Nos batailles
Directed by
Guillaume Senez
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Belgium, France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
AL
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 143 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A father struggles to balance his demanding job with raising his two children after his wife abandons the family. The film follows his clumsy but determined attempts to hold everything together.

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What happens

Our Struggles (French: Nos batailles) is a 2018 Belgian-French comedy-drama film directed by Guillaume Senez. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It received seven nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won five (the most for the event), including Best Film and Best Director for Guillaume Senez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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