The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.
The Children of the Marshland has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Children of the Marshland was released in 1999 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 19 reviews, giving The Children of the Marshland (1999) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 94%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Children of the Marshland a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 77%, The Children of the Marshland is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Hurricane and Topsy-Turvy.
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