---
title: 'The Cruel Embrace (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marion Hänsel'
released: '1987-11-25'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cruel-embrace-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093641/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cruel Embrace (1987)

1987 · 99 min · Drama · France, Belgium

Original title: Les Noces barbares

## Synopsis

The Cruel Embrace is a 1987 drama film directed by Marion Hänsel. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marion Hänsel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-hansel)
- **Screenplay:** [Marion Hänsel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-hansel), [Yann Queffélec](https://cinepixo.com/people/yann-queffelec)
- **Producer:** [Marion Hänsel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-hansel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frédéric Devreese](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-devreese)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walther van den Ende](https://cinepixo.com/people/walther-van-den-ende)
- **Editor:** [Susana Rossberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/susana-rossberg)

## Cast

- [Thierry Frémont](https://cinepixo.com/people/thierry-fremont)
- [Marianne Basler](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-basler)
- [Gerda Marchand](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerda-marchand)
- [André Penvern](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-penvern)
- [Frédéric Saurel](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-saurel)
- [Jean-Louis Benoît](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-benoit)

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