Under the Sand
2000
· Movie
· 96 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
66–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 90, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.
Details
- Director
- François Ozon
- Released
- 7 February 2001
- Country
- France, Japan
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 0 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| 27th César Awards 2002 | Best Actress | Charlotte Rampling | Nominee |
| 14th European Film Awards 2001 | Best Director | François Ozon | Nominee |
| 14th European Film Awards 2001 | Best Actress | Charlotte Rampling | Nominee |
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27th César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Charlotte Rampling | Nominee |
14th European Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Charlotte Rampling | Nominee |
| Best Director | François Ozon | Nominee |