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The Children of the Marshland is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean Becker released in USA on 2 april 2000 with Jacques Villeret

The Children of the Marshland (1999)

The Children of the Marshland
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Released in USA 2 april 2000
Length 1h55
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating73% 3.689363.689363.689363.689363.68936

The Children of the Marshland (French: Les Enfants du marais) is a 1999 French film directed by Jean Becker.

Synopsis

The film is set in a marsh, along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.

Actors

Jacques Villeret

(Henri Pignol, aka Riton)
Jacques Gamblin

(Garriss)
André Dussollier

(Amédée)
Michel Serrault

(Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette')
Isabelle Carré

(Marie)
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