This is our Land
France, Belgium – 2017 – 114 min – Color – Scope – 5.1 – Not Rated – Drama
In French with English Subtitles
Synopsis
Marine Le Pen was defeated in the French election that brought Emmanuel Macron to power, but her far right-wing party, with its nationalist, anti-immigrant platform, lives on to feed the fear and resentment that begot Donald Trump’s election. THIS IS OUR LAND is a fictionalized story of an attractive working-class single mother in the North of France who naively agrees to run for mayor, representing the Patriotic Bloc. Lucas Belvaux, who previously directed RAPT, a terrific thriller about a French politician’s kidnapping, deals with another type of kidnapping here: With the help of a charming André Dussollier as the town’s esteemed physician, the Populists’ rhetoric seizes control of the minds of the electorate. With Catherine Jacob as the blonde-bobbed leader who never met an angry crowd she couldn’t make angrier.
Directed by
Lucas Belvaux
CAST
Emilie Dequenne, André Dussolier, Guillaume Gouix, Catherine Jacob, Anne Marivin, Patrick Descamps
CREW
Director Lucas Belvaux Screenplay and Dialogues Lucas Belvaux and Jérôme Leroy Cinematography PIERRIC GANTELMI D’ILLE
Producers SYNECDOCHE, ARTEMIS PRODUCTIONS
REACTIONS
“This Is Our Land is essential viewing for its damning critiques” – Film Inquiry
“This is our Land » is not only a great entertainment, it is also a powerful warning”. – 20 Minutes
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AWARDS AND FEST
2017
Istanbul international film festival
Rotterdam International film festival
