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The Writing on the Wall

1983 108 min French PG
Wubly rating 7.0 IMDb rating 7.1

A youth workshop in Derry is mounting various projects, including a dramatized enquiry into the death of a soldier. But when a squaddie is shot on the doorstep, then real life intrudes in the shape of the police and security forces.

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Armand Gatti Director

First release June 15, 1983 · Produced in Belgium · Original title Nous étions tous des noms d'arbres

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Belgium

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Original title

Nous étions tous des noms d'arbres

Original language

French

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English

Release dates

France · June 15, 1983

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No release date listed for United States.

Australia

March 9, 1984

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November 6, 2017 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival

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