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still De Acht Bergen (Felix van Groeningen, IT/BE/FR 2022)

De Acht Bergen

Felix Van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch / IT, BE, FR, 2022 / 147 min.

Felix van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown) and Charlotte Vandermeersch filmed Paolo Cognetti’s best-selling novel as a visually overwhelming parable on the meaning of friendship and the power of nature. Can happiness be found within, or outside in the big wide world?

poster De Acht Bergen (Felix van Groeningen, IT/BE/FR 2022)
De acht bergen (adapted from Paolo Cognetti’s bestseller 'Le otto montagne') is the story of the special friendship between city boy Pietro and Bruno, a boy from the mountains. The two meet as teenagers when Pietro’s family, from Turin, are on holiday in a summerhouse in the Grana mountain valley in Valle d’Aosta.

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This movie contains scenes with alcohol and/or drug usePersons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul language

Director

Felix Van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch

Production year

2022

Country

IT, BE, FR

Original title

Le otto montagne

Length

147 min.

Language

Italian

Subtitles

NLD or ENG

Format

DCP

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still De Acht Bergen (Felix van Groeningen, IT/BE/FR 2022)
still De Acht Bergen (Felix van Groeningen, IT/BE/FR 2022)
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