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Allez, Eddy!
Belgium, 2012, 97 min.
A heartwarming, brightly stylized, comic coming-of-age tale about 11-year-old cycling whiz Freddy and the arrival of the first supermarket in his small Belgian village. Change brings disruption, but also opportunity.... more
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Beyond the Walls
Belgium, 2012, 98 min.
David Lambert’s pitch-perfect Brussels-set romance between piano player Paulo (Matila Malliarakis) and bass player Ilir (Guillaume Gouix) follows in the footsteps of Ira Sachs’s Keep the Lights On in pushing the boundaries of contemporary gay cinema.... more
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The Fifth Season
Belgium, 2012, 93 min.
An apocalyptic story of a rural Belgian village stuck in perpetual winter. Teenagers Alice and Thomas struggle to make sense of this new world as ancient mysticism blends with modern fears.... more
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Kid
Belgium, 2012, 90 min.
Reminiscent of the Dardenne brothers' recent Kid with a Bike, this is a pared down, minimalist heartbreaker – a portrait of an alienated seven-year-old child whose father has long since abandoned him and his brother, and who then attempts to help his mother as she deals with the impending los... more
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Our Children
Belgium, 2012, 111 min.
With a story ripped from the headlines and a gut-wrenching performance from Emile Dequenne (Rosetta), Belgium’s Academy Award submission offers an intimate look at one family’s devastating spiral towards tragedy. Winner: Best Actress, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival.... more
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Time of My Life
Belgium, 2012, 120 min.
At 39 and suffering from MS, Mario Verstraete became the first Belgian to take advantage of the country’s legalization of euthanasia – a law that he himself helped to pass. Nic Balthazar’s deeply affecting drama chronicles Verstraete’s fight with passion, grace and humor.... more
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