3 Movies Directed by Marion Hènsel

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Basic Info:

Languages:

Dutch, English

Countries:

Belgium, France, UK

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (379 Reviews)

Director:

Marion Hènsel

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Nikos Kavvadias (short story "Li")

Marion Hènsel

Louis Grospierre

Fullplot:

The film tells the story of a strange friendship between an adult, already on the return of his path of life, and a Chinese girl who just begins her path. Nikos is the radio operator of a merchant ship and has just arrived in Hong-Kong. He is tired and wants to forget his problems by smoking opium. Innocence and hope turns to him in the person of Li, a Chinese girl who lives in a Sampan (a houseboat) and has to clean boats and empty trash-cans to survive.

The Quarry

The Quarry

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-01-14

Languages:

English, Afrikaans

Countries:

Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain

Runtime:

112 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (149 Reviews)

Director:

Marion Hènsel

Cast:

Writer:

Damon Galgut (novel)

Marion Hènsel

Fullplot:

This thriller investigates the mysterious assassination of a gay pastor in rural South Africa. Without witnesses or explanations, the crime appears to the police and others as a jigsaw puzzle without enough pieces. The police then suspect and arrest people based on the usual prejudices, black and coloured people who plant marijuana in this case. Meanwhile, the true assassin not only goes his way unpunished from the very beginning, but becomes one of the rural town's most respected citizens. The sheriff at one point does begin having certain suspicions, and from there on the bulk of the plot is played out. The location is a very arid part of South Africa, so with so much desert rock, there are bound to be quarries. Some may reveal important secrets.

Sounds of Sand

Sounds of Sand

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-03-21

Languages:

French

Countries:

Belgium, France

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (422 Reviews)

Director:

Marion Hènsel

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Marc Durin-Valois (novel)

Marion Hènsel (screenplay)

Fullplot:

On the one hand, there's the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of water. On the other there's the threat of war. The village well has run dry. The livestock is dying. Trusting their instinct, most of the villagers leave and head south. Rahne, the only literate one, decides to head east with his three children and Mouna, his wife. A few sheep, some goats and Chamelle, a dromedary, are their only riches. A tale of exodus, quest, hope and fatality. Rahne and his family travel across hostile lands under a lethal sun, walking endlessly onwards and frequently crossing paths with death. But "Sounds of sand" is also a parable about determination and eternity that takes us in the footsteps of Shasha, a nomad child full of the joys of life, whose tenacity and strength will conquer her father's love.

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