FILM DAYS limited edition – 21 – 23 April 2023
FILMS 2019: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2018: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2015: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
Fien Troch | Belgium | 2016 | color | 103 min | English, Dutch | e.s.
After youth detention, Kevin (17) briefly moves in with his cousin Sammie, where he is rapidly adopted by the latter’s friends. But why, Sammie’s mother increasingly wonders, can’t he return home to his mum and brother? Sammie’s friend John, who visits regularly, suffers the tyranny of his crazed mother and Sammie’s girlfriend feels attracted to Kevin. So there are all kinds of tension within the group when they are confronted by a truly horrific event.
This, Fien Troch’s fourth film, shot in a variety of formats, once again demonstrates her mastery of human drama in this story inspired by real events. From the opening scene onwards there’s an almost palpable tension between the characters, which is emphasized by the soundtrack by Johnny Jewel, who contributed to the 2011 soundtrack of Drive.
Place: CINEMA 3
Date: 6 April 2017
Time: 16:45
Duration: 1:15
Place: CINEMA 3
Date: 8 April 2017
Time: 11:00
Duration: 1:20
Year in
Festival
2017
Director
Fien Troch
Camera
Frank van den Eeden
Cast
Sebastian Van Dun
Mistral Guidotti
Loïc Batog
Lena Suijkerbuijk
Karlijn Sileghem
Els Deceukelier
Robby Cleiren
Country
Belgium
Editor
Nico Leunen
Language
English
Dutch
Length
103 min
Music
Johnny Jewel
Producer
Production Company
Sales
Doc & Film International
Scenario
Fien Troch
Nico Leunen
Sound Design
Michel Schöpping
Year of Production
2016
Fien TROCH (1978, Belgium) graduated from the film department of the Sint Lukas Academy in Brussels in 2000, where she later returned as a teacher. She acted in the French feature Saint-Cyr (2000) by Patricia Mazuy, made several short films and a number of television commercials. Her feature film debut Someone Else’s Happiness (2005) won the Golden Alexander for best film, best script and best actress (Ina Geerts) in Thessaloniki. Troch’s feature films Kid (2012) and Home (2016) also received awards at several film festivals.
Filmography
Verbrande aarde (1998, short), Wooww (1999, short), Maria (2000, short), Cool Sam and Sweet Suzie (2001, short), Een ander zijn geluk/Someone Else’s Happiness (2005), Unspoken (2009), Kid (2012), Home (2016)