Flanders [2006]
DVD movie

Flanders tells the story of a group of young men, including local farmer Demester who go to fight in an unnamed war with brutal consequences. Juxtaposing rural images of their home village against the often savage and unrelenting landscape of war, the film charts familiar Dumont territory by offering a unique vision against a backdrop of an unconventional love story between Demester and his fragile sometime girlfriend Barbe. Bruno Dumont is a double Cannes award winning French auteur film director. His films have courted controversy as they often have scenes of extreme violence and sexual content but his films are widely considered essential viewing for their depth and character studies.