Harold
No novel has captivated and moved millions of readers during the past few years like A Little Life by American author Hanya Yanagihara. Ivo van Hove adapted Yanagihara’s novel to theater and created a penetrating performance. Ramsey Nasr won the Louis d'Or (best male performance) for his portrayal of Jude.
Tom
When darkness falls, temperatures rise in these six stories about late night confessions, intimacy for sale, high speed hookups and full moon frissons. But when the sun comes up and reality reveals itself, will it have all been worth it? The short films are: Thirst (2018); According to Mateo [Según Mateo] (2017); Hardcore (2016); Beast [Séptimo] (2011); Petit Ami (2017); Skai Blue (2017).
Biology teacher
한여름 열기 속의 벨기에와 네덜란드 국경 지역 작은 마을. 십 대 여덟 명의 일상은 무료하기 짝이 없다. 장난삼아 서로에게 짓궂은 행동을 일삼던 그들은 어느덧 더 짜릿한 자극을 원하게 되고, 질풍노도 청소년기의 왕성한 성적 호기심은 그들을 더욱 위태로운 게임으로 몰아넣는다. 치기 어린 장난으로 시작된 이들의 행동은 성매매와 협박, 갈취, 폭력에 이르는 범죄행각으로 발전한다. 르네 엘러의 데뷔작 는 최근 전 세계적으로 문제시되는 청소년 범죄를 가까이 들여다보지만, 주인공들의 행동을 분석하거나 그 이유를 찾아 설득하는 데는 관심이 없다. 결손가정 출신이라거나 학대의 경험을 가졌다는 둥 뉴스를 통해 흔히 등장하는 원인이나, 이들의 행동에 대한 규범적, 법리적 해석 등은 등장하지 않는다. 대신 영화는 범죄적 행동들을 서슴없이 자행하는 아이들의 태도와 심리, 그리고 그저 장난일 뿐인 행동들이 순식간에 끔찍한 범죄로 발전하는 그 독특한 동학과 리듬에 주목한다. 그 흐름 속에서, 설명할 수 없는 이들의 행동은 섬뜩함을 넘어 우리 스스로와 주변을 반추해보는 어떤 순간을 던져준다. (박진형/2018년 제23회 부산국제영화제)
Harold
When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their center of gravity.
Tom
Tom meets Simon, a Cameroon refugee on a dating app. They have a short, but passionate relationship and both hope to find a better life, happiness and love. However, Tom realizes that this relationship has a huge impact on his own life and is forced to make a difficult choice...
Bo is the only child of rich parents and goes to a private school in Switzerland. When the holiday starts, he is kidnapped and his rich, safe and secluded world is turned upside down. During their long cross-country trip back to the Netherlands to meet the ransom deadline, Bo and his abductor Fred, a gruff lovable loser, forge a strange friendship. Bo discovers in Fred the father that he misses and learns to stand up for himself. Fred is confronted with where he has always been running from and learns to become a father.
Father
The young Katelijne grows up in a strict Protestant peasant family. As the only girl between six brothers, she is hardly involved in farm work and is excluded from daily conversations. Hereby she lets her imagination run free by surrendering to Biblical stories, gossip and even fairy tales, although she is not allowed to read them. During her brother's wedding, however, she overwhelms her family with literature, saying goodbye to her childhood.
Marnix van St-Aldegonde
While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter, because her fear and pain are covered by her stubborn closeness.
Director
The man looks back on a turbulent love life, which he does not dare to opt definitively for a permanent love. He loves Tosca, but leaves her for another new love, Alpha. He cherishes the infatuation at the start of a relationship, meaning he is not yet ready for real life. However, at the end, he is able to make his choice ...
A waiter
The man looks back on a turbulent love life, which he does not dare to opt definitively for a permanent love. He loves Tosca, but leaves her for another new love, Alpha. He cherishes the infatuation at the start of a relationship, meaning he is not yet ready for real life. However, at the end, he is able to make his choice ...
Philip
A rich American couple, a family of Dutch criminals, a French gay couple, a working class family from Germany and an illegal Moroccan youth and his kid brother, are all in Amsterdam, each with their own story. Different reasons make their paths intertwine, leading to a dramatic climax that changes their lives for ever.
Dramatic film
