Year of production : 2011 Format : Feature Running time : 95 (in minutes)
Amadou, a strong and charismatic African man, is washed up on a beach in southern Europe. Fate leads him to Brussels where, full of optimism, he tries to make a better life for himself. Exploited by traffickers, his daily life is slowly drained of hope, until he meets Agnès, a beautiful and brilliant businesswoman.She is seduced by his charm and force of character, while he projects all his hope and dreams onto her. The illusion quickly shatters, and Agnès breaks all contact with Amadou, who little by little sinks into destructive violence, struggling with his inner demons.
directed by Nicolas PROVOST (debut film)
2011, Belgium, 1h35mins, Feature Film, Fiction, Drama, DCP, 35mm, DVD
DIRECTED BY Nicolas Provost WRITTEN BY Nicolas Provost, Giordano Gederlini, François Pirot PRODUCED BY Versus Production, Prime Time, Hepp Film DOP: Franck Van Den Eeden EDITOR: Nico Leunen ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: Sacha and Evgueni Galperine SOUND MIXER: Paul Maernoudt SOUND DESIGNER: Senjan Jansen RE-RECORDING MIXER: Luc Thomas ART DIRECTOR: Françoise Joset COSTUMES DESIGNER: Nathalie Leborgne MAKE-UP ARTIST: Michelle Van Brussel FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: David Oeyen CONTINUITY: Héloïse Moreau CASTING: Michael Bier, Kadija Leclere, Nicolas Ronchi
Original version: French
Year of production: 2011
Production : Versus Production
International sales: BAC Films
Awards Ensor for Best Director, Flemish Film Awards Ensor for Best Cinematography, Flemish Film Awards Ensor for Best Music, Flemish Film Awards Ensor for Best Costume Design, Flemish Film Awards Ensor for Best Film Industry Award, Flemish Film Awards Best New Director - Grand Jury Prize - Seattle Film Festival Best Actor - Ghent Film Festival Best Music - Georges Delerue Award - Ghent Film Festival Best Sound Design - Ghent Film Festival Best Director - Reflet d'Or - 17th Geneva International Film Festival Best Flemish Film Talent of the Year - Jo Röpcke Award - Knack Focus
Official Selections 68th Venice Film Festival, Worldpremiere, Orizzonti Competition Toronto Film Festival 2011, Canada San Sebastian Film Festival 2011, Perlas Program, Spain Hamburg Film Festival, Germany Rio International Film Festival, Brazil Nouveau Cinéma, Montréal, Canada Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium Kaliningrad at the European Union Film Festival, Russia Geneva International Film Festival, Switzerland AFI Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA Premiers Plans, Angers, France Palm Springs Film Festival, USA Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife, Brazil CPX PIX, Denmark Edinburgh Film Festival, UKSeattle International Film Festival Atlanta International Film Festival
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DE An einem belgischen FKK-Strand aus Afrika angespült, versucht der illegale Einwanderer Amadou sich in Brüssel ein besseres Leben aufzubauen. Allerdings erfährt er nur Elend und Ausbeutung. Als es ihm schließlich gelingt, die attraktive und vermögende Geschäftsfrau Agnes zu verführen, glaubt er an ihrem Wohlstand teilhaben zu können …
„Meine Lieblingsfilme sind Filme über Antihelden, über Outsider, die ihren Platz in der Welt suchen, die mit der Gesellschaft kämpfen müssen und mit ihren eigenen Dämonen. Die mit einem kleinen Hauch von Heldenmut versuchen, die Welt zu verändern. Das sind für mich die schönsten Geschichten, die menschlichsten." Nicolas Provost
The story of an illegal African immigrant whose journey begins in Brussels as he searches, like many other immigrants, for a better place in the world. Through his confrontation with a harsh society, he slowly but irreversibly starts to incarnate our worst fears and becomes the monster we have created.
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