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Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers

20006.52h 10m

Overview

1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.

Directed by Élie Chouraqui
Written by Didier Le Pêcheur, Isabel Ellsen, Élie Chouraqui
Produced by Albert Cohen, Élie Chouraqui
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Top Cast

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

Sarah Lloyd

Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

Yeager Pollack

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Marc Stevenson

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Kyle Morris

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Harrison Lloyd

Quinn Shephard

Quinn Shephard

Margaux Lloyd

Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

Chris Kumac

Alun Armstrong

Alun Armstrong

Samuel Brubeck

Caroline Goodall

Caroline Goodall

Johanna Pollack

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Mary Francis

Themes & Keywords

war crimesbalkan wargenocidemissing person

About Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers is a drama, romance, war film released in 2000 exploring themes of war crimes, balkan war, genocide, missing person. Directed by Élie Chouraqui, it stars Andie MacDowell, Elias Koteas, Brendan Gleeson. 1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.

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