Waste Land

Original Title|Waste Land

Lang | 97' | 2014 (Completed)

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Writer	Pieter Van Hees
Director	Pieter Van Hees
Producer	Koen Mortier, Eurydice Gysel

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Confronted with the grim underbelly of Brussels on a daily basis, taciturn homicide detective Leo Woeste finds his convictions starting to crumble when his wife unexpectedly becomes pregnant...

synopsis

Brussels. Dealing with the capital's grim underbelly on a daily basis, taciturn homicide detective Leo Woeste lives with Kathleen and her five-year-old son. But his convictions start to crumble when Kathleen unexpectedly becomes pregnant. His very last homicide case, involving a death-obsessed dealer in Congolese cult statues, slowly drags him deeper into the wasteland, far away from his wife and his role as a father. Waste Land is a psychological thriller about a man and a city in crisis during the nine months of pregnancy of his wife.
Bruxelles. Leo Woeste, un détective introverti, vit avec sa femme Kathleen et leur fils de 5 ans. Quotidiennement confronté à la dure réalité de la face cachée de la capitale, les convictions de Leo s'effondrent lorsque sa femme tombe enceinte contre toute attente. Sa dernière affaire d'homicide, impliquant un trafiquant de statuettes de culte congolaises obsédé par la mort, l'éloigne peu à peu de sa femme et de son rôle de père.
Waste Land est un thriller psychologique à propos d'un homme et d'une ville en crise pendant les neuf mois de grossesse de sa femme.

Credits

Writer
Pieter Van Hees
Director
Pieter Van Hees
Producer
Koen Mortier, Eurydice Gysel
Cast
Jérémie Renier, Peter Van den Eede, Peter Van den Begin, Mourade Zeguendi, François Beukelaers, Babetida Sadjo
Editing
Nico Leunen
Photography
Menno Mans
Art direction
Geert Paredis
Costume
Catherine Marchand
Sound
Marc Engels, Senjan Jansen, Matthieu Cox
Makeup
Esther De Goey
Music
Simon Lenski

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fictie
Production share
Majoritair
Belgium
Genre
Lang
Year of production

2014
Production status
Completed
Original title
Waste Land
Original language
Dutch, French

Technical specs

Running time
97'
Aspect ratio
1.41:1
Sound format
Stereo (2.0)
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Czar Film & TV

Koolmijnenkaai 30
1080 Brussel
België

T +32 2 413 07 70

www.czar.be

Details
Sales

Be For Films

Avenue des Villas, 8
1060 Brussel
België

T +32 2 793 38 93

www.beforfilms.com

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2014: Vanguard - Toronto International Film Festival (CA), Film Fest Gent (BE), Busan Film Festival (SK), Austin Fantasic Film Festival (US)
2012: Berlinale Co-production Market (DE)

Awards

2015: Flemish Film Ensor Awards for Best Script - Direction and Best performances by Peter Van den Begin and Babetida Sadjo (BE), Cineurope Award - Les Arcs (FR)