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Peasant Psalm(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-03-16
54%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
This heimat-movie after a novel by Felix Timmermans is about the at first sight idyllic, but actually tragical life of Wortel, a peasant in a pre-war Belgian village, who has a hard time accepting the curate’s assurance it’s all part of God’s grand plan when his loved ones keep coming to harm.
Languages: Dutch.
Countries:
Belgium
ProductionCompanies:
Visie Filmproduktie
Movie: Peasant Psalm
Top 10 Billed Cast
Christel Domen
Frisine
Matteo Simoni
Pasgeboren baby
Gerda Marchand
Weduwe
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Overview
This heimat-movie after a novel by Felix Timmermans is about the at first sight idyllic, but actually tragical life of Wortel, a peasant in a pre-war Belgian village, who has a hard time accepting the curate’s assurance it’s all part of God’s grand plan when his loved ones keep coming to harm.
Release Date
1989-03-16
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