Peace in the Fields

Paix sur les champs

This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.

Director

Jacques Boigelot

Novela

Marie Gevers

Screenplay

René Wheeler

Music

Paul Uy

Status

Released

Release date

20/06/1972

Original language

French