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La Belgique martyre

1919 · 69 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

A young Flemish peasant experiences the brutal side of war after his father has left to fight at the battle front of the Yser, his mother has been executed by German soldiers and his grandfather has been sent to an internment camp. He decides to take up arms and joins the Belgian army to avenge his mother’s death…

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Year 1919
Country Belgium
Genre Drama
Director Charles Tutelier
Runtime 69 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative on a stark personal journey, relying on the transformation of a victim into a soldier. It explores the brutal cost of war through the lens of intimate loss, where vengeance becomes a solitary compass.

What lingers after the final frame is not spectacle, but the haunting weight of a stolen childhood and the grim resolve it breeds. A raw, early testament to cinema's power to document trauma. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Charles Tutelier

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