In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion, recruits were selected annually from an age cohort by a draw of lots in each locality. In this grim, then contemporary drama by the 'father of Flemish literature', Hendrik Conscience, Jan Braems, a poor and naive farmers-boy, accepts the not uncommon offer by a rich family to sell his lucky ticket (out) to their son for a hefty sum compared to the miserable labor wages at the time. Army life is even harsher then a farmhand's, especially for a Dutch-speaking an-alphabet who simply can't understand his francophone superiors, and Jan's nature is not complacent enough for military discipline even by todays standards, so he soon gets into all kinds of trouble, including gambling his capital away and a venereal disease. When his girlfriend back home goes looking for him, her life is doomed as well.
Angelique and the Sultan
Adventure, Romance, History
6.4
Box
4.5
12
Drama
5.6
Let's Kill Ward's Wife
Comedy
5.5
The Secret Six
Crime, Drama
5.5
Desperation Road
Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
6.7
Man
Drama
6.9
After being abducted
Action, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery
10.0
Joshy
Drama, Comedy
5.7
The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks 2
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.3
The Bray Road Beast
Documentary, Horror
5.5
Fight Club Rush 12
8.2
Escape 2120
Science Fiction
4.6
El silencio del viento
Drama
8.0
Slender
Thriller, Horror
3.2
Projota - AMADMOL (A Milenar Arte de Meter o Louco)
6.1
The Lovers
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Romance
4.8
The Flight
Science Fiction, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
6.0
A Prayer Before Dawn
Drama, Action, Crime
6.7
The Tin Drum
Drama, History, War
6.9
Ben-Hur
History, Drama, Adventure
7.9
The Bridges of Madison County
Drama, Romance
7.7
Manhattan
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.7
Finding Forrester
Drama, History
7.1
Murder She Said
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
7.3
Murder at the Gallop
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.0
Murder Most Foul
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.0
GoodFellas
Drama, Crime
8.5
Gone with the Wind
Drama, War, Romance
7.9
The Name of the Rose
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
7.5
The Wages of Fear
Drama, Thriller, Adventure
8.0
East of Eden
Drama
7.5
The Outsiders
Crime, Drama
7.2
The Blue Angel
Drama
7.3
Stand by Me
Crime, Drama
7.9
The Godfather
Drama, Crime
8.7
The Godfather Part II
Drama, Crime
8.6
About a Boy
Drama, Comedy, Romance
6.7