Movie

Barrage (2017)

• July 19, 2017
• 1h 52m

• Drama

“Mother and daughter... everything is possible in the name of love and affection.”

Overview

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.

Director

Laura Schroeder

Writers

Laura Schroeder, Marie Nimier

Starring

Lolita Chammah, Themis Pauwels, Isabelle Huppert