LE FRÈRE DU GUERRIER/Vo Fr
BROTHER'S RETURN
France 2002 115mn 35mm Réal/Dir Pierre Jolivet Int/Cast Vincent Lindon, Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Doutey, François Berléand, Brunelle Lemonnier Dist : TVA Int'l
MARCH 16 MARS - CINÉMA 9 - SALLE 3 - 21 HRS

Le frère du guerrier est guérisseur. Les plantes de la ferme du jardin miraculeux de cet herboriste du XIII e siècle n'ont aucun secret pour lui. Grâce au savoir légué par sa mère, ce druide connaît le secret de toutes les maladies. Un jour, il est frappé à la tête par des guerriers venus piller ses biens et sa famille. Pauvre homme ! Souffrant d'amnésie, il perd la raison du jour au lendemain. Sa jeune épouse dévouée va traverser les provinces de France pour tenter de lui trouver un remède.

It's a tough, harsh and violent period in history: the 13th century in France. People must be armed to live, survive. The question is which arms to choose? Those for warfare that give the power to punish and kill, or those of knowledge that give the power to read, cure? Two brothers, who've been separated for a long time, wage a battle to answer this question. Alongside and between them is a woman…Thomas, the elder brother, left the family farm years ago. He became a mercenary and his body is crisscrossed by scars that tell of valiant battles. He returns home to find that his mother, who knew the secrets of natural medicines, has died. She has passed her knowledge on to her youngest son, Arnaud. However, he has been attacked by brigands and lost his memory.