Film tells the story of a family in the Liège suburb of Seraing. Jean, the father, has been fired and keeps this secret from his two children. Marie (18) has a baby. Benjamin (14) should be going to school, but prefers to spend his time with friends, mopeds, pranks and fake guns. The three live separately from each other, all alone in the same house. They only talk when they need something from each other. “This isn't cinema that tells a straightforward story, but instead wants to show the audience something, let them feel something and possibly disturb them,” tells director Martijn Smits.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 25 min.
- Country, year
- Netherlands, Belgium, 2010
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Dutch
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Martijn Smits
- Screenplay
- Bastiaan Kroeger, Martijn Smits
- Cinematography
- Benito Strangio
- Music
- Ernst Reijseger
- Cast
- Julie Anson, Patrick Descamps, Benjamin Willem
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- unknown - 1
- unknown - 1
Director
Martijn Smits
Martijn Smits was born in Holland. He studied Audio Visual Arts and Photography in Antwerp, Belgium. In 2006 he graduated in directing from the Dutch Film Academy with his prize winning short Otzenrath. In 2009 he won the Golden Calf for Best Television Drama at the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht for his short film Anvers. Currently the director lives in Buenos Aires where he is working on his next project.
