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The Children of the Marshland (1999) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 115 mins · French
- Directed by
- Jean Becker
- Starring
- Suzanne Flon, Michel Serrault, André Dussollier, Patrick Lizana, Isabelle Carré, Jacques Gamblin
Set in the quiet Marais region along the Loire in 1918, the story follows Riton, who endures a sharp‑tongued wife and three unruly children, and Garris, a solitary man haunted by memories of the World War I trenches. Their routine revolves around seasonal work and occasional visits from their two friends: Tane, the local train conductor, and Amédée, a dream‑filled, voracious reader of classic literature.
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