Rachid Bouchareb

Bruno Dumont Follows Up The Controversial Twentynine Palms With This Tale Of A Group Of Young Soldiers Who Go Off To War And Experience Some Life-changing Events. Flandres Won The Grand Prix Prize At The 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Bruno Dumont Follows Up The Controversial Twentynine Palms With This Tale Of A Group Of Young Soldiers Who Go Off To War And Experience Some Life-changing Events. Flandres Won The Grand Prix Prize At The 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

A circle of small-town youths in France come of age in this drama from acclaimed writer-director Bruno Dumont. At its core is the relationship between teen tramp Barbe (Adélaïde Leroux) and farmhand Demester (Samuel Boidin) -- who sleeps with Barbe but shows no feelings for her. Both of their lives will change, however, as Demester is sent off to war, where his hellish experiences are rivaled only by Barbe's own terrible turn of events at home.

David is ostensibly working, scouting locations near Twentynine Palms for a photo or film shoot. His girlfriend, Katia, is along for the ride. David is American; Katia is French and speaks little English.