Réalisation:
Felix van GroeningenPhotographie:
Ruben ImpensMusique:
SoulwaxActeurs·trices:
Stef Aerts, Tom Vermeir, Dominique Van Malder, Charlotte Vandermeersch, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Sam Louwyck, Arne Sierens, Johan Heldenbergh (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(1)
Jo et Frank sont frères, et comme souvent dans les familles, ces deux-là sont très différents. Jo, célibataire et passionné de musique, vient d'ouvrir son propre bar à Gand, le Belgica. Frank, père de famille à la vie bien rangée et sans surprise, propose à Jo de le rejoindre pour l'aider à faire tourner son bar. Sous l'impulsion de ce duo de choc, le Belgica devient en quelques semaines the place to be... (Pyramide Distribution)
(plus)Critiques (3)
In some things overly schematic and, despite the solid sound mental wax, it doesn't keep its foot on the gas for the whole runtime, but the relationship and character drawing of the two central characters are excellent, and in addition to screaming passages, Van Groeningen is also able to handle quieter moments. Overall a nice hangover. #kviff2016
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51st KVIFF - it could be radically shortened, which would have helped its cause. The first half, in particular, feels dense at times, but things start to get interesting with the first conflict and the impression improves towards the end.
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Recently, there's been another French, although in this case, more Belgian film, focusing on relatively young people, trying to capture a certain atmosphere and indeed a period. And it succeeds in doing so, much like the film Something in the Air, but I simply can't get interested in the characters, nor does the story grab me.
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