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Hinterland

After ten years away, Jacques Pruez, an unmarried, 50-year-old, modestly successful actor, returns to his home village to comfort his dying mother. His father Yvan, a family barber who's counting on his "successful" son to support him in his old age, refuses to believe that his wife is sick and insists that her doctors are killing her. She dies, and Jacques finds out that Yvan is not his real father. Besieged by memories of his childhood, the village and the past, Jacques wanders the streets at night, reliving the moments that set him apart from the rest.

1h 30m1998TMDb 4.8

French

Crew and Cast

Storyline

After ten years away, Jacques Pruez, an unmarried, 50-year-old, modestly successful actor, returns to his home village to comfort his dying mother. His father Yvan, a family barber who's counting on his "successful" son to support him in his old age, refuses to believe that his wife is sick and insists that her doctors are killing her. She dies, and Jacques finds out that Yvan is not his real father. Besieged by memories of his childhood, the village and the past, Jacques wanders the streets at night, reliving the moments that set him apart from the rest.

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Info

Original title
L'Arrière-pays
Status
Released
Released
17 May 1998
Runtime
1h 30m
TMDB score
4.8 / 10 (7 votes)

Production

Director
Jacques Nolot
Studios
Magouric Productions, La Maison de Ecrivains, Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD)
Countries
France

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French