No Man's Land

A quiet, downbeat European drama of restless lives drifting along a border, more mood and longing than momentum.

Directed by

Alain Tanner

Genres

Drama

Starring

Hugues Quester, Myriam Mézières, Betty Berr

Overview

Madeleine, who runs a disco on the French-Swiss border, dreams of going to Paris to pursue a singing career. Her lover, Paul, who makes his living smuggling money, gold and goods across the border, plans to emigrate to Canada. Mali, a pretty young Algerian woman who lives in France and works in Switzerland, would like to be anywhere except where she is. Louis, born on a Swiss farm and trained as a clockmaker, would give anything to leave his mistress, Lucie, and move in with Mali.

How it feels

Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, freedom, crime, love

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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