The Perfect Belgian
Synopsis
This road movie reveals the present-day Flemish-Walloon tension, swinging between linguistic exclusivity and nationalistic exhibiton, in the midst of a globalisation process that makes identity clarification difficult.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 34 mins
- Format
- HDCAM 1:1:78
- Director
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Kristof Bilsen
- Producer
- Kristof Bilsen
- Executive Producer
- National Film and Television School
- Editor
- Eduardo Serrano
- Screenwriter
- Kristof Bilsen
- Director of Photography
- Kristof Bilsen
- Sound
- Nikola Zivojinovic
- Composer
- Alcyona Mick
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield StudiosStation Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG
UK
T +44 (0)1494 731452
festivals@nfts.co.uk
Sales Company
National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield StudiosStation Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG
UK
T +44 (0)1494 731452
festivals@nfts.co.uk
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