Will

Original Title: Wil

Drama, Historical | 120' | 2023 (In post-production)

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Director:	Tim Mielants
Producer:	Hans Everaert
Writer:	Carl Joos

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Antwerp policeman Wilfried Wils walks a tightrope during WWII, working hand-in-glove with the occupying Germans, yet sympathising with the resistance. But how long can he survive without choosing a side?

synopsis

Wilfried Wils is an auxiliary policeman in Antwerp at the start of the Second World War. The city is in the grip of violence and distrust. Wilfried does what he can for himself, avoiding paths that are too slippery. He enjoys the patronage of Meanbeard, a man who has sided with the German occupier, but he also has the confidence of his anti-Nazi colleague Lode, the brother of his sweetheart, Yvette. Wilfried struggles to survive as the persecution of the Jews proceeds unabated. It was a time of ambiguity and contempt, which is to say no different from other times, including the present. Based on the bestselling novel by Jeroen Olyslaegers.
Wilfried Wils is hulpagent in Antwerpen aan het begin van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De stad is in de greep van geweld en wantrouwen. Wilfried doet wat hij kan om zichzelf staande te houden. Hij krijgt aandacht en materiële steun van een man die de kant van de Duitse bezetter heeft gekozen, Nijdig Baardje, maar hij geniet ook het vertrouwen van zijn antinazistische collega Lode, de broer van zijn geliefde Yvette. Wilfried worstelt om te overleven terwijl de Jodenvervolging onverminderd doorgaat. “Het waren tijden van dubbelzinnigheid en minachting, en daarin verschillen ze niet van andere tijden, dat wil zeggen dat ze niet voorbij zijn gegaan.“ Gebaseerd op de bestseller van Jeroen Olyslaegers.

Credits

Director
Tim Mielants
Producer
Hans Everaert
Writer
Carl Joos
Cast
Kevin Janssens, Matteo Simoni, Stef Aerts, Annelore Crollet
Editing
Bert Jacobs
Photography
Robrecht Heyvaert
Art direction
Bart Van Loo

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Drama, Historical
Year of production

2023
Production status
In post-production
Original title
Wil
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
120'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Available formats
4K
Colour
Colour

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Contact

Lecter Scripted Media

Fabriekstraat 38
2547 Lint
Belgium

info@lectermedia.com

www.lectermedia.com

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Distribution
Netflix (Original) VOD

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Menuetto (BE), Minds Meet (BE), Les Films du Fleuve (BE), Topkapi Films (NL)

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Screen Flanders

Tax shelter

BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance

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Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Art direction

Format

Creation details

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Category

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Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Available in

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour