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Will they survive their own wedding day? A magnificent Belgian comedy - drama that runs the gamut from tragicomic to downright hilarious, Marry Me is a brilliant and exuberant story of vastly contrasting people in love. She is a quick-tempered and feisty Turkish woman; he, a shy and reticent, young Flemish man. Their respective families hold strong - perhaps too strong - opinions on the imminent marriage, and, on the big day, chaos ensues, making the young couple question their own readiness to commit to a union for life. Are their backgrounds really so different to tear them apart?

Season:
2015
Director:
Kadir Balci
Cinematography:
Ruben Impens
Cast:
Sirin Zahed, Dries de Sutter, Burak Balci, Anouk David, Rudi Delhem
Editor:
Alain Dessauvage
Producer:
Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem
Language:
Dutch, Turkish
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Moritz Schmittat

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Problem one: the old tenant won't move out. Problem two: he can't. He's a ghost. Sef is having a rough patch. He's just been divorced, his wife kicked him out, he's lost his old job and his new account, and the lovely new house he's just moved into is haunted. Theo, the ghost of the previous owner, considers the house still his, with Sef the interloper. What follows is a battle of wills between Theo and Sef. But with the arrival of the lovely and innocent young Julie, things take an unexpected turn.

Season:
2015
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Geoffrey Enthoven
Cinematography:
Gerd Schelfhout
Cast:
Tom Audenaert, Veerle Baetens, Tiny Bertels, Evelien Bosmans, Koen De Graeve, Jurgen Delnaet, GIlled Deschryver, Herqig Ilegems, Guther Lesage
Editor:
Dieter Diependaele
Producer:
Nicola Bove, Mariano Vanhoof
Genre:
Comedy

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Law is not the same as justice.

Season:
2014
Director:
Jan Verheyen
Cinematography:
Frank Van den Eeden
Cast:
Koen De Bouw, Johan Leysen, Jappe Claes, Veerle Baetens, Jo De Meyere
Editor:
Philippe Ravoet
Producer:
Jan Verheyen, Peter Bouckaert
Language:
Dutch with English Subtitles
Genre:
Thriller
Music:
Steve Willaert

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Part of Shorts Program 2: On The Edge Of Adulthood - Through the eyes of a child, travel throughout the forest to discover its magic, its mysteries and its meetings...

Season:
2014
Director:
Sebastien Pins
Cinematography:
Pierre-Edouard Jasmin
Editor:
Antoine Castro
Producer:
Sebastien Pins
Language:
French with English Subtitles
Music:
Quentin Dujardin

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Part of Shorts Program 3: Humor Me - Bowling Killers takes you on a journey to a universe halfway between Pulp Fiction and The Big Lebowski, with a hint of Belgian fantasy.

Season:
2014
Director:
Sebastien Petit
Cinematography:
Philippe Therasse
Cast:
Steve Driesen, Gerald Wauthia, David Leclercq
Editor:
Pascal Onerlin
Producer:
Sebastien Petit
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Steve Jones

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A conflicted love-letter to a city and a woman in constant states of self-renewal. Crafting a psychologically intense drama that reveals three moments in a woman's life, director Tom Heene's haunting debut combines intimacy, eroticism, and brutally raw emotions to depict a portrait of a city and a people in a state of flux. Lila returns home from a long journey. While on the bus from the airport, she meets an Iranian visiting Brussels for the first time in forty years and commits to helping him on his pilgrimage through the city he no longer recognizes.

Season:
2013
Director:
Tom Heene
Cinematography:
Frederic Noirhomme
Cast:
Manah Depauw, Kurt Vandendriessche, Nader Farman, Felipe Mafasoli
Editor:
David Verdurme
Producer:
Tomas Leyers, Philippe Kauffmann, Vincent Tavier
Language:
French, English, Dutch with English Subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Peter Lanaerts

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What are you willing to sacrifice for those you love? Powerful performances by Wim Willaert (Ex Drummer) and Anemone Valcke (Oxygen, Cinequest 2012) highlight Peter Monsaert's powerful and emotional debut feature. With the help of retired hairdresser Denise and friend Rachid, Rudy begins his journey to reclaim the life that prison took from him. But he cannot seem to get it right. With his eyes on his goals, Rudy starts to get his life back on track, but his dark past comes creeping in once again, threatening to ruin everything for which he has worked.

Season:
2013
Director:
Peter Monsaert
Cinematography:
Ruben Impens
Cast:
Anemone Valcke, Wim Willaert, Mourade Zeguendi, Patricia Goemaere, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Margriet Bruggeman
Editor:
Alain Dessauvage
Producer:
Annemie Degryse, Jan De Clercq, Alexander Vandeputte
Language:
Dutch, French with English Subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Triggerfinger

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27 is a dangerous age. And it's clear this young man doesn't want to be bothered.

This short film precedes the film Close To Heaven.

Season:
2012
Director:
Nicolas Daenens

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Following your heart is more important than following society.

Season:
2012
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Guy Lee Thys
Cinematography:
Bjorn Charpentier
Cast:
Cem Akkanat, Simon Van Buyten, Karlijn Sileghem, Gamze Tazim
Editor:
Marc Wouters
Producer:
Guy Lee Thys
Language:
Flemish, Turkish, Dutch, French and Arabic with English subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Buscemi, Michelino Bisceglia

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It's funny—or not.

There's a chateau in a beautiful wooded part of the country, full of the strangest group of guests you can imagine. And all they want, every last one of them, is to die. Meet Dr Kruger (Aurelien Recoing). His clinic cum hotel is the last word in customer satisfaction; your last wish is his command. But this is a one-way clinic: there are no return customers. Taking "assisted dying" to surreal if not absurd lengths, this very black comedy is further proof that Belgian cinema can always be counted on to be just a little bit - different.

Season:
2012
Director:
Olias Barco
Cinematography:
Frederic Noirhomme
Cast:
Aurelien Recoing, Zazie de Paris, Virgile Bramly, Daniel Cohen, Virginie Efira, Bouli Lanners, Benoit Poelvoorde, Saul Rubinek
Editor:
Ewin Ryckaert
Producer:
Olias Barco
Language:
English, French with English subtitles
Genre:
Comedy
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