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Barrage (2017)
Director: Laura Schroeder
Cast: Lolita Chammah, Themis Pauwels, Isabelle Huppert, Elsa Houben
Runtime112 min
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After ten years abroad, Catherine returns to Luxembourg, to catch up with her daughter Alba, brought up by Catherine’s mother Elisabeth. Alba is cold and distant with this stranger showing up unexpectedly in her life, so is Elisabeth, keen to keep her protégée to herself. One day, Catherine cannot take it anymore. She kidnaps Alba and takes her on a trip to a lake up North. Begins an unsettling journey into the puzzling world of motherly love, only to find out that sometimes the true opponent is yourself.
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Barrage (2017) directed by Laura Schroeder offers a powerful and nuanced exploration of the complex dynamics between a mother and daughter, anchored by standout performances from Lolita Chammah and Isabelle Huppert. Fans of intimate family dramas with psychological depth will appreciate this film's unsettling yet compelling journey into the puzzling world of motherly love.
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Barrage is a 2017 Luxembourgish drama film directed by Laura Schroeder and starring Isabelle Huppert and her real-life daughter Lolita Chammah. It was selected as the Luxembourgish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
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