Belgica

Original Title|Belgica

126' | 2016 (Completed)

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Writer	Arne Sierens, Felix van Groeningen
Director	Felix van Groeningen
Producer	Dirk Impens

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Two brothers start a bar and get swept up in its success in the midst of Belgium's nightlife scene.

synopsis

Belgica is the story of two brothers: charismatic and temperamental Frank - a husband, father, and incurable womaniser - and his ambitious-but-green younger brother Jo, who owns a bar called Belgica. They become business partners and quickly Belgica becomes the place to be for great music, beautiful people, and debauched fun - until they learn that running a business on this scale is more complicated than they realised, and their relationship and personal lives suffer. Belgica is an immersive experience of the excess and euphoria of being in the hottest nightclub in town. Set to the eclectic sounds of acclaimed Belgian band Soulwax, the film shows the brothers' intoxicating ascent to success - and the crash and burn that follows. Belgica is about living in the moment and realising that moving forward is not only inevitable but necessary.
Frank et Jo, deux frères, se sont progressivement éloignés. Ils se rapprochent lorsque Frank s’implique dans la gestion du café de Jo. A deux, ils en font rapidement le lieu incontournable de la vie nocturne: un antre de la débauche qui transpire le rock-‘n-roll et où tout semble possible. Pendant un temps du moins… car la fête ne s’arrête jamais et se transforme vite en trip addictif.
Twee broers, Frank en Jo, zijn elkaar uit het oog verloren… tot Frank begint te werken in het café van Jo. Een gouden zet, want binnen de kortste keren wordt Belgica dé hotspot van het nachtleven. Een zelfverklaard oord van verderf, waar de rock-'n-roll van de bezwete muren spat. The sky lijkt the limit, voor even toch, want het nachtleven is een verslavende trip en de wereld staat nooit stil.

Credits

Writer
Arne Sierens, Felix van Groeningen
Director
Felix van Groeningen
Producer
Dirk Impens
Cast
Ben Benaouisse, Boris Van Severen, Charlotte Vandermeersch, Dominique Van Malder, Hélène Devos, Sam Louwyck, Sara De Bosschere, Silvanus Saow, Stefaan De Winter, Tom Vermeir
Editing
Nico Leunen
Photography
Ruben Impens
Art direction
Kurt Rigolle
Costume
Ann Lauwerys
Sound
Jan Deca
Makeup
Diana Dreesen
Music
Soulwax

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Genre
Year of production

2016
Production status
Completed
Original title
Belgica
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
126'
Aspect ratio
2.35:1
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Menuet

Puursesteenweg 390 C
2880 Bornem
België

www.menuet.be

Details
Sales

The Match Factory

Domstrasse 60
50668 Köln
Duitsland

T +49 221 539 709-0

www.the-match-factory.com
Distribution
- France: Pyramide Films (theatrical)
- the Netherlands: September Film (theatrical)
- ROW: Netflix (SVOD)