14-18, L'HISTOIRE BELGE

By Michel MEES

AT PROD - as PROD

Historical - Completed 2014

This series of three 90-minute episodes each tells the daily life of Belgian: civilians in occupied Belgium, the Belgian who had to flee abroad and the Belgian soldiers who fought on the Yser front ...

    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • Historical, Documentary
    • Countries
    • BELGIUM
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 270 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Michel MEES
    • Writer(s)
    • Sluszny MARIANNE
    • Producer(s)
    • Françoise PASTEEL (RTBF)
    • Synopsis
    • On the 4th of August 1914 the German army invaded Belgium in contempt of international treaties. Will follow a series of terrible events in the heart of Belgium : civilians massacres, massive exodus to France, the Netherlands and England, misery and famine against which other Great Nation organizes the largest humanitarian operation ever seen.

      This series of three 90-minute episodes each tells the daily life of Belgian: civilians in occupied Belgium, the Belgian who had to flee abroad and the Belgian soldiers who fought on the Yser front ...