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A revenge thriller in which, following his estranged father’s death, a man vows vengeance against his relatives who had abandoned him and returns to the family diamond business with an elaborate robbery in mind.Read More »
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Arthur Harari – Diamant noir AKA Dark Diamond AKA Dark Inclusion (2016)
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Emile Degelin – Dock (1954)
1951-1960BelgiumEmile DegelinShort Film

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“In Dock Emile Degelin shoots a floating dock and follows its journey on the Scheldt River.”
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Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani – Santos Palace (2006)
2001-2010ArthouseBelgiumBruno ForzaniHélène CattetShort Film

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Sultry courtship display between a waitress and customer in a café.At nine o’clock in the morning, the Santos Palace coffee bar opens its doors. The waitress pours her first cup of coffee for an unknown elderly man. They circle each other a little, in a kind of sultry courtship display. When the other, younger waitress arrives, jealousy ensues.Read More »
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Emmanuel van der Auwera – The Sky Is on Fire (2020)
2011-2020BelgiumEmmanuel van der AuweraExperimentalShort FilmA hypothetical digital ruin of a virtual Miami street is the backdrop for the monologue of a Miami resident who reflects on the desire for immortality that drives our need to capture everything in an image.Read More »
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Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne – La promesse AKA The Promise (1996)
1991-2000ArthouseBelgiumDramaJean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc DardenneRoger uses his son Igor to ruthlessly traffic and exploit undocumented immigrants. When one of the immigrants is killed, Igor is guilt-ridden and wants to care for the dead man’s family against his father’s orders.Read More »
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Boris Lehman – Leçon de vie AKA Life Lesson (1995)
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Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar – La foire agricole (2019)
2011-2020BelgiumComedyShort FilmStéphane AubierVincent Patar

With hard work and self-sacrifice, Indian and Cowboy brilliantly passed their school exams. As a reward, Horse bought them VIP tickets for the Agricultural Fair. As he leaves the living room to get the tickets, Horse slips on a skateboard that hangs there and falls heavily on the head. Result, Horse finds himself amnesic in the hospital and does not remember at all where he hid the tickets. For Indian and Cowboy begins a race against time to try to get hold of the precious sesames …Read More »
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Jean-Marie Buchet – La fugue de Suzanne AKA Suzanne’s Fugue (1974)
Arthouse1971-1980BelgiumJean-Marie Buchet

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Suzanne has had enough of her boyfriend Albert. The drama unfolds in fifteen tableaux, in which she goes over to Albert’s friend Emile. Still, these romantic worries go hand in hand with insatiable boredom. Through a delicate storyline and minimalist cinematic gestures, an ironic game of temporality is played. In this headstrong masterpiece, filmmaker Jean-Marie Buchet makes fun of cinematographic etiquette. La fugue de Suzanne is a rare gem in Belgian film history. Self-financed by the director, it creates an absurdistic reality with minimal cinematic gestures.Read More » -
Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne – Le Fils AKA The Son [+Extras] (2002)
2001-2010ArthouseBelgiumDramaJean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne

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A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.Read More »



