22 Jan 1997 Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne Belgium, Luxembourg, Tunisia, France 1996 90 min Igor, a teenager working for his exploitative father, Roger, is drawn into a moral crisis when an immigrant worker dies in an accident. Roger tries to cover up the death, but Igor promises the dying man he’ll care for his… Continue reading The Promise
Tag: Luxembourg
Twin Sisters
De Tweeling 11 Jan 2006 Director: Ben Sombogaart Netherlands, Luxembourg 2002 129 min An epic story of separation from the best selling Dutch novelist Tessa de Loo. Six-year-old twin sisters are torn from each other following the death of their parents in 1920s Cologne. Lotte is sent to her wealthy aunt in Holland, while Anna… Continue reading Twin Sisters
The Breadwinner
23 Jan 2019 Director: Nora Twomey Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg 2017 93 min Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. Her family is cast into dire straits when her father is imprisoned wrongfully. In Taliban-controlled Kabul, women and girls are not permitted to leave the house unescorted, earn money… Continue reading The Breadwinner