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The Cruel Embrace

The Cruel Embrace (Les Noces barbares)

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  • Belgium,
  • France
  • 1987
  • · 99m

Director Marion Hänsel
Cast Thierry Frémont, Marianne Basler, Yves Cotton, Marie-Ange Dutheil, André Penvern, Frédéric Saurel
Genre Drama

Nicole (Marianne Basler) gives birth to a mentally challenged boy after she is gang-raped by American soldiers at the close of World War II in this grim dramatic tragedy. Young Ludo is hidden in the attic of the family home and continues to yearn for his mother's affection. Nicole enters into a loveless marriage with an older man who agrees to adopt Ludo, but her deteriorating mental health leads her to sloth and alcoholism. Ludo is sent off to an asylum, but escapes and takes up residence on a deserted beach in an old tanker that has run aground. This feature won the grand prize at the 1987 Barcelona Film Festival.

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