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Flemish Heaven(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-09-11
64%
11 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
Overview:
A look at the lives of three generations of women. Monique and her daughter Sylvie run a brothel on the border of West Flanders and France. Eline, Sylvie's six-year-old daughter, is fascinated by the mysterious workplace of her mother and grandmother, but she is never allowed inside. A dramatic event turns their lives upside down and the family ties are put under pressure.
Languages: French, Dutch.
Countries:
Belgium
Movie: Flemish Heaven
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sara Vertongen
Sylvie
Wim Willaert
Dirk
Ingrid De Vos
Monique
Isabelle Van Hecke
Vanessa
Mathias Sercu
Detective
Tom Ternest
Alain
Naïma Rodric
Aisha
Serge Larivière
Philippe Leclerc
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Overview
A look at the lives of three generations of women. Monique and her daughter Sylvie run a brothel on the border of West Flanders and France. Eline, Sylvie's six-year-old daughter, is fascinated by the mysterious workplace of her mother and grandmother, but she is never allowed inside. A dramatic event turns their lives upside down and the family ties are put under pressure.
Release Date
2016-09-11
Average
6.4
Rating:
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