Mrs. van Langendonck
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)
When Abraham, a dissolute accordion player with a sheep and a massive hangover arrives in a peaceful rural town, the lives of the inhabitants will never be the same again.
Rue Royale tells the urban, modern lovestory of Ila & Flynn, a young couple living in a squat in the city centre of Brussels. They've managed to survive properly by getting things for free & because of the love they feel for each other. The ideal world Flynn once pictured for Ila is now slowly losing it's charm & Ila will give him a choice that will change their lives forever.
Jeanne
After her parents' death, a young woman moves in with her unsophisticated country relatives with unfortunate results.
Louise
A man with bloody hands is arrested as prime suspect in a murder case. He does not understand why and refuses to cooperate. Bernard Van de Wiele, the suspect, is a writer. One of the police inspectors comes up with the idea to give him a typewriter: an Olivetti 82. The interrogators hope that this way he will agree to share his story. Bernard begins his memoir: a long search for love and protection. Little by little the truth comes to light.
Chantal Vereecken
Jean is a family man and factory worker who dreams of becoming a songwriter. Pinning his hopes on his teenage daughter, Marva, he takes her to singing contests in which the awkward and overweight girl struggles to belt out a tune. When Jean is suddenly fired because of cut backs, he is ashamed and even more desperate to have his daughter succeed. In a chance meeting Jean kidnaps the most famous pop star in the country and holds her hostage demanding to be heard by the music industry. Catching the attention of the media and the eyes of the nation, Jean and Marva realize that the show must go on until everyone is famous.
Short road-movie-like drama about a young unemployed woman who makes her empty life more exciting by playing dangerous games with the car. Then she can't turn back.
vrouw Marcello
Placide's dad tells him on his deathbed he'll haunt Placide if he doesn't find a wife soon. Placide cautiously agrees, but he only wants to settle for a very beautiful woman. That might be easier said than done, since he is a vagabond. When he accidentally enters a photo shoot, Placide meets Sarah. He falls in love, but she is way out of his reach.
