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?

General
Container:  	AVI
Runtime: 	1h 18mn
Size: 	796 MiB
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Resolution: 	704x384 
Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
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BPP: 	0.141
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#1:  	5.1ch AC-3 @ 448 Kbps

https://nitro.download/view/F892C4DC3653DAF/Marieke,Marieke.2010.avi
https://nitro.download/view/26F1FD5D62C315C/Marieke,Marieke.2010.srt

Language(s):French
Subtitles:English

The post Sophie Schoukens – Marieke, Marieke (2010) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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.

Niet.Schieten.2018.576p.BluRay.DD5.1.x264-PTP.mkv

General
Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	2h 19mn
Size:	2.67 GiB
DXVA:	Compatible
Minimum settings:	Met
Video
Codec:	x264
Resolution:	1024x428
Aspect ratio:	2.40:1
Frame rate:	24.000 fps
Bit rate:	2 302 kb/s
Audio
Dutch 5.1ch AC-3 @ 448 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/91C582715CDC510/Niet.Schieten.2018.576p.BluRay.DD5.1.x264-PTP.mkv

Language(s):Dutch, French
Subtitles:English, Dutch

The post Stijn Coninx – Niet Schieten (2018) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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.

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Absolutely wonderful! Worth it just for the gorgeous woolen stop-motion animation but the way it turns one of it not the darkest chapter of Belgian history into a genuinely funny comedy is of an equally impressive level. Yes, it pokes fun at atrocities of an inhumane level but only does so to completely ridicule the side of the oppressors while simultaneously showing empathy for the enslaved inhabitants of Congo. Narratively speaking though, I do have some reservations. The fact that it’s only 43 minutes long and technically an anthology story is great. It doesn’t overstay its welcome and knows how to tell each little story with enough effect to not let them outperform each other. However, with the film being so brief and the stories being (relatively) simple, the way it all ties up, is kind of dissatisfactory. Because it is divided in shorter bits, the film as a whole doesn’t manage to deliver the punch as well as those distinct, little chapters. Still, putting that aside, it’s an absolutely wonderful experience and a true little gem of modern animation from a wholly unlikely place with a wholly unusual form.

1.40GB | 44m 24s | 1200×720 | mkv

https://nitroflare.com/view/6245D646138AF34/Ce.Magnifique.Gateau.AKA.This.Magnificent.Cake.2018.720p.BluRay.x264.mkv

Language(s):Dutch, French
Subtitles:English, French

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