Jan Decleir

  • Sophie Schoukens – Marieke, Marieke (2010)

    2001-2010BelgiumDramaSophie Schoukens

    Marieke wants to live her life. But how can she succeed if love has been taken away from her? She seeks warmth in the arms of much older men to find the strength to face the past and finally be herself. Marieke is 20 years old. She lives with her mother, Jeanne, a woman left cold and distant ever since her husband died. During the day, Marieke works in a Brussels chocolate factory. At night, she escapes into the arms of much older men. With them she feels strong, cherished and free. The arrival of Jacoby, a book editor living abroad, searching for her father’s last manuscript, upsets Marieke’s precarious balance. Her mother does everything in her power to keep them apart. She fears that he will reveal the secret that has remained hidden for so many years. Marieke falls in love with Jacoby but devastated by the truth of her father’s death, she sinks despair. Will she find the strength to accept the truth and live anew?Read More »

  • Stijn Coninx – Niet Schieten (2018)

    2011-2020BelgiumDramaStijn Coninx

    Synopsis:
    In one fell swoop, nine-year-old David Van de Steen lost his mother, his father and his sister in an attack by the Brabant Killers in Aalst. His grandfather, Albert, has the well-nigh impossible task of giving David a new perspective on life, a future.Read More »

  • Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels – Ce magnifique gâteau! (2018)

    2011-2020AnimationBelgiumEmma De SwaefMarc James RoelsShort Film

    An anthology film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century telling the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a failed businessman on an expedition, a lost porter and a young army deserter.Read More »

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