features CANNES 2016 #talentmatters / A brutal robbery goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth wherever possible, but is witnessing how his highly-strung brother tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie.
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THE ARDENNES ORIGINAL TITLE / D’ARDENNEN
/ Two people meet again after more than 40 years. Once they were lovers but their lives took different paths: she married his best friend; he married another woman. Now, they are both single again and fall in love for a second time. Is it possible to experience a love you left 40 years ago?
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BEHIND THE CLOUDS
GENRE / thriller, drama
CAST / Kevin Janssens, Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens, Jan Bijvoet, Sam Louwyck DIRECTED BY / Robin Pront 1 SCRIPTED BY / Robin Pront, Jeroen Perceval PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Savage Film LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 92’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2015 CONTACT / Bart Van Langendonck / info@savagefilm.be INT’L SALES / Attraction / xiao@attraction.ca
GENRE / drama
CAST / Chris Lomme, Jo De Meyere, Charlotte De Bruyne DIRECTED BY / Cecilia Verheyden 1 SCRIPTED BY / Michaël De Cock PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Eyeworks Belgium LANGUAGE / Dutch RUNNING TIME / 108’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016 CONTACT / Peter Bouckaert / peter.bouckaert@eyeworks.tv
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BELGICA ORIGINAL TITLE / BELGICA
PITCH / The story of two brothers: charismatic and temperamental Frank and his ambitious-but-green younger brother Jo, who owns a bar called Belgica. They become business partners and quickly the bar becomes the place to be for great music, beautiful people, and debauched fun - until they learn that running a business on this scale is more complicated than they realised, and their relationship and personal lives suffer. Set to the eclectic sounds of acclaimed Belgian band Soulwax, the film shows the brothers’ intoxicating ascent to success—and the crash and burn that follows.
/ Fifteen-year-old Mavela is a member of the notorious gang Black Bronx. She falls head over heels in love with the charismatic Marwan, a boy from the rival gang 1080’ers. The two young people are brutally forced to choose between loyalty to their gang or their love for each other. An impossible choice... or not?
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BLACK ORIGINAL TITLE / BLACK
GENRE / drama
CAST / Stef Aerts, Tom Vermeir, Hélène Devos, Charlotte Vandermeersch DIRECTED BY / Felix van Groeningen SCRIPTED BY / Felix van Groeningen, Arne Sierens PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Menuet LANGUAGE
/ Dutch
RUNNING TIME / 126’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2016
CONTACT / Dirk Impens / info@menuet.be
INT’L SALES / The Match Factory / info@matchfactory.de
GENRE / drama
CAST / Aboubakr Bensaihi, Martha Canga Antonio, Emmanuel Tahon DIRECTED BY / Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah 2 SCRIPTED BY / Hans Herbots, Nele Meirhaeghe, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah PRODUCTION (FLANDERS) / Caviar LANGUAGE / French, Arabic, Lingala, Dutch RUNNING TIME / 90’ YEAR OF PRODUCTION / 2015 CONTACT / Ivy Vanhaecke / ivy.vanhaecke@caviarcontent.com INT’L SALES / Be for Films / pamela@beforfilms.com