A Very Long Engagement 2004

7.5/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.6


IMDB Rating : 7.7


FD Smart Rating : 7.5


Synopsis : Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way.


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Anguilla , Antigua and Barbuda , Aruba , Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , Bolivia , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Cayman Islands , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Cuba , Curaçao , Dominica , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , El Salvador , French Guiana , Grenada , Guadeloupe , Guatemala , Guyana , Haiti , Honduras , Jamaica , Martinique , Montserrat , Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent , Sint Maarten (Dutch part) , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , Turks and Caicos Islands , Uruguay , Venezuela , Virgin Islands, British

Languages:

Spanish , French , Brazilian Portuguese

Subtitles:

Spanish , English , Brazilian Portuguese

Genres:

Drama, Mystery, Romance

Release Date:

2004

Run Time:

2h13m

Maturity Rating:

violence and sexuality

Five desperate French soldiers during The Battle of the Somme shoot themselves, either by accident or with purpose, in order to be invalided back home. Having been 'caught' a court-martial convenes and determines punishment to be banishment to No Man's Land with the objective of having the Germans finish them off. In the process of telling this tale each man's life is briefly explored along with their next of kin as Methilde, fiancée to one of the men, tries to determine the circumstances of her lover's death. This task is not made any easier for her due to a bout with polio as a child. Along the way she discovers the heights and depths of the human soul.