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    Vincent and the End of the World

    Directed by Christophe Van Rompaey
    Belgium/France | 121 minutes | North American Premiere | World Cinema Now

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    Vincent and the End of the World

    Directed by Christophe Van Rompaey
    Belgium/France | 121 minutes | North American Premiere | World Cinema Now

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    Vincent and the End of the World

    Directed by Christophe Van Rompaey
    Belgium/France | 121 minutes | North American Premiere | World Cinema Now

“A sensitive, suicidal teenager struggles to cope with his dysfunctional family and an equally broken and definitely doomed planet in Christopher Van Rompaey’s brash, road trip-style comedy. . . a Franco-Belgian riff on more typically American fare like Little Miss Sunshine.” Allan Hunter, Screen

film synopsis

Despite the portentous title, this is a light and likeable road movie highlighting ecological issues from the producers of Palm Springs' favorites such as Moscow, Belgium and The Over the Hill Band. Vincent is a sensitive, suicidal teenager and eco-warrior who drives his dysfunctional Ghent family crazy with his attempts to reduce their carbon footprint. Convinced that the world will soon end, he quits school, adopts a strict vegetarian diet and joins the most obscure protest groups.

When Vincent's flamboyant, ditzy, flame-haired aunt Nikki reluctantly agrees to take him on a trip to Paris, he spies an opportunity to make a radical gesture. She, however, sees a chance to cure him by showing him the beauty of life, her own problems notwithstanding. Needless to say, all does not go well...

"Vincent is a dramatic story with a comic edge and deals with life's joys and its disappointments, with its fears and its hopes." Christophe Van Rompaey

film details

Director: Christophe Van Rompaey
Producers: Dries Phlypo, Emmanuel Giraud, Aurélie Bordier, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, Pierre Vinour
Screenwriter: Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem
Cinematographers: David Williamson
Editor: Alain Dessauvages
Music: Nicolas Repac
Cast: Spencer Bogaert, Alexandra Lamy, Barbara Sarafian, Geert Van Rampelberg, Frédéric Epaud
Original Language Title: Vincent
Country: Belgium/France
Language: French
Year: 2016
Running Time: 121 minutes
Premiere Status: North American Premiere
Website: betacinema.com/en/produkt/do/detail.html?id=3933

2017 PS Film Festival