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    The Sea Wall

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    Un Barrage contre le Pacifique
    France/Cambodia/Belgium
    2008     Drama    
    1h 55min
    Original lang: French
    G

    Only a dam against the sea tides can save the rice-fields owned by the indomitable woman of property, a living symbol of the now-defunct French colonial society in Indochina, and a strict mother who battles against her two children's dreams of emancipation. When the rich Chinaman Monsieur Jo falls in love with teenage Suzanne, the mother must decide her fate, as well as that of her land.

    Directed byRithy Panh
    Written byMarguerite Duras, Michel Fessler
    CompanyMétropole FilmsMétropole FilmsMétropole Films

    Starring

    Isabelle Huppert
    Gaspard Ulliel
    Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
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