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, 1h25Directed by Benoît "Ben" Stassen
Origin Belgique
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'une tortue, Children's films, Reptile
Actors Gemma Arterton, Dany Boon, Yuri Lowenthal, Dominic Cooper, John Hurt, Isabelle Fuhrman
Sammy, a Green sea turtle, hatches on a deserted beach and while trying to climb up a sand slope is caught by a seagull. He manages to escape along with another hatchling sea turtle caught by a seagull named Shelly. Sammy falls onto an old raft and gets carried into the open ocean, losing Shelly. Later he befriends a leatherback hatchling named Ray. The two friends grow up together.
, 1h32Directed by Benoît "Ben" Stassen
Origin Belgique
Genres Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'une tortue, Children's films, Reptile
Actors Franck Dubosc, Billy Unger, IU (아이유), Pat Carroll, Kaitlyn Maher, Dino Andrade
Sammy and Ray are supervising their new offspring, when seagulls attack them and both Sammy and Ray and two of their grandchildren Ella and Ricky are captured on trawler. While Ella and Ricky are separated and sent to the seabed, Sammy and Ray are taken to an aquarium with Lulu, a lobster with dissociative identity disorder and Jimbo a bug-eyed blobfish. Escape plans are run and tried by the leading seahorse Big D. Ella and Ricky set out with Annabel and Margaret, the pink octopus mother and daughter in order to rescue their grandfathers, getting chased by a pair of barracudas when they get there. After much communication trouble, Ella and Ricky interpret from Sammy that in order to escape the aquarium several squids expel ink into the ventilation system, while all the aquarium inhabitants play dead. Before initiating the escape plan, Sammy and Ray get the tyrannical Big D out of the way. The reluctant aquarium manager opens the emergency doors allowing all sea creatures out to freedom.
Fly Me to the Moon (2008)
, 1h28Directed by Benoît "Ben" Stassen
Origin Belgique
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Space adventure films, Films about the Apollo program, Sur la Lune, Comedy science fiction films, Films about insects, Children's films
Actors Nicollette Sheridan, Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Patrick, Trevor Gagnon, Philip Daniel Bolden
The narrator explains that in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Earth's first satellite Sputnik 1 into orbit. Four years later in 1961, when NASA was putting a monkey named Enos aboard Mercury Atlas 5, astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man on Earth to go to space. The Soviets were beating the Americans in every milestone off the planet. Feeling the sense of urgency to overtake the Soviets in the space race, U.S. President John F. Kennedy made a huge statement toward a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961, stating that before the decade is out, he plans to launch the man to the Moon and return him safely to the Earth.
The Son of Bigfoot (2017)
, 1h31Directed by Benoît "Ben" Stassen
Origin Belgique
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Joe Thomas, Alexis Victor, Jeff Doucette, Kyle Hebert, Terrence Stone, Mari Devon
Adam, un jeune garçon, vit seul avec sa mère. Il découvre un jour des indices sur son père disparu et décide de découvrir ses origines. Adam part à la recherche de réponses et découvre que son père n'est autre que le Bigfoot. Il se découvre également des capacités surhumaines. C'est alors que des scientifiques capturent le Bigfoot. Adam et ses nouveaux amis, un pivert, un écureuil, deux ratons laveurs et un ours, partent à son secours. Commence alors une aventure. Ils entrent dans le laboratoire où est retenu le bigfoot. Entre-temps, les gardes découvrent qu'Adam est aussi un bigfoot. Ils préviennent leur patron qui décide de capturer Adam et de tuer son père en le faisant tomber d'une falaise. Adam parvient à se libérer, fait sauter le laboratoire et saute du pont pour sauver son père. Il le découvre sans vie. En pleurant à ses côtés, il découvre qu'il a la capacité de guérir et de sauver son père, qui finit par se réveiller. À partir de ce moment, Adam vit avec toute sa famille en compagnie de tous ses amis de la forêt qui l'aident à faire peur à trois garçons.
Robinson Crusoé (2016)
, 1h30Directed by Benoît "Ben" Stassen
Origin Belgique
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds
Actors Matthias Schweighöfer, Dieter Hallervorden, Aylin Tezel, Emmanuel Garijo, Jean-Claude Donda, Adeline Chetail
L’histoire commence sur un bateau pirate au large du Pacifique Sud. Après une course poursuite sur tout le bateau, deux souris volant un gâteau et un chat, réveille le pirate de la vigie. Il remarque au loin un feu sur une île, et le signale au capitaine Long John Silver, qui décide d’aller porter secours à l’homme pendu contre les " bêtes féroces " et de prendre ce qui est "clinquant".
Germinal (1993)
, 2h40Directed by Claude Berri, Frédéric Auburtin
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Renaud, Jean Carmet, Anny Duperey, Judith Henry
Vers la fin du XIX siècle, Étienne Lantier, machineur au chômage, arrive à la mine « Le Voreux », dans le nord de la France. Après la mort d'une mineuse du nom de Fleurance, il est engagé. Il est envoyé dans un petit groupe dirigé par Toussaint Maheu, qui devient son ami. La famille Maheu compte dix personnes : Maheu, mineur, son père, travaillant également à la mine, sa femme, la Maheude, et leurs enfants. Zacharie, Catherine et Jeanlin, les ainés, travaillent eux aussi à la mine ; Alzire, bossue, garde le lit ; Léonore, Henri et le petit dernier sont encore trop petits pour travailler.
The Queen's Corgi (2019)
, 1h32Directed by Benoît "Ben" Stassen
Origin Belgique
Genres Animation
Actors Jack Whitehall, Julie Walters, Sheridan Smith, Joanna Wyatt, Tom Courtenay, Mari Devon
Rex, le chien Corgi préféré de la Reine d'Angleterre, voit sa vie paradisiaque bouleversée après avoir mordu par inadvertance le Président des Etats-Unis, Donald Trump, en essayant d'échapper à la chienne de ce dernier, Mitzy, puis s’être enfui par honte pour finir par être considéré comme mort après avoir failli mourir au fond d’un lac. Enfermé dans un chenil, Rex comprend que c'est Charlie, un autre des chiens de la reine qui, convoitant sa place, à tout manigancé. Aidé par ses nouveaux amis, Jack, Chief et Wanda, Rex va ainsi tout faire pour s'évader, récupérer sa place dans le palais royal ainsi que le cœur de sa maîtresse.
The House of Magic (2013)
, 1h25Directed by Benoît "Ben" Stassen
Origin Belgique
Genres Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Jeu, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Films about toys, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ethel Houbiers, Grant R. George, Henri Bungert, Patrick Poivey, Edward Asnere, Alexis Victor
A human girl opens her car's door and throws a toy to the walkside, making out to her cat. This one, realizing that he has been abandoned by her owner, looking for a refuge when a storm explodes, comes to an old house with fame of cursed in the neighborhood. Trying to escape from it, he is threaten by a white rabbit called Jack and a white mouse called Maggie, ordering him to leave the house before Zoltar's see him. Zoltar, an nice and old magician, finds the cat and he decides to adopt him, putting the name of Thunder after his fear to the storm.
The Eighth Day (1996)
, 1h58Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou, Henri Garcin, Alexandre von Sivers, Isabelle Sadoyan
Harry (Daniel Auteuil) est un homme seul qui se voue sept jours sur sept à son travail. Tout va basculer quand il rencontre Georges (Pascal Duquenne), une personne handicapée mentale atteinte de trisomie 21, qui vit dans l'instant. Ces deux êtres que tout oppose vont devenir inséparables.
What Happened to Monday (2017)
, 2h4Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Films set in the future, Dystopian films
Actors Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Marwan Kenzari, Pål Sverre Hagen, Pål Sverre Hagen
Face à la surpopulation de la Terre, les autorités ont décidé d’instaurer la politique de l'enfant unique. Cette mesure est appliquée sévèrement par le Bureau d’Allocation des Naissances (Child Allocation Bureau), dirigé par Nicolette Cayman. Quelques années plus tard, Karen, la fille de Terrence Settman, donne naissance à des septuplées. Alors que la mère ne survit pas à l'accouchement, Terrence décide de garder secrète l’existence de ses sept petites-filles malgré la loi. Toutes prénommées d’un jour de la semaine, elles devront rester confinées dans leur appartement. Elles partagent alors une identité unique lorsqu'elles sortent à l’extérieur : celle de leur mère Karen Settman.
The Brand New Testament (2015)
, 1h53Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Black comedy
Themes Films about religion
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Poelvoorde, Pili Groyne, Yolande Moreau, François Damiens, Serge Larivière
God is real and lives in an apartment in Brussels, which he shares with his meek wife and his 10-year-old daughter Ea, to whom he is emotionally and physically abusive. God is a grumpy sadist who created mankind specifically to have something to torment. He manipulates reality via a personal computer, which he strictly forbids his family from accessing. One day, Ea sneaks into his office and discovers how He has been mistreating humans. This enrages God, who whips Ea with his belt.
The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
, 1h18Directed by Sylvain Chomet
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Feminist films, Sports films, Vieillesse, Cycling films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Matthieu Chedid, Suzy Falk, Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin
The story focuses on Madame Souza, an elderly woman raising her young grandson, Champion. Souza notices her grandson is sad and lonely, hinted as due to the loss of his parents, so she first tries to get him interested in the piano. When this fails, she buys him a puppy named Bruno to cheer him up. Although he is initially happy, he quickly becomes melancholic once again. After discovering that Champion has a keen interest in road bicycle racing, because it is implied that Champion's deceased parents were bicyclists, she buys him a tricycle. Years later, Champion becomes a professional cyclist with Souza as his coach.
, 1h11Directed by Peyo
Origin Belgique
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Musical films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Georges Atlas, William Coryn, Henri Crémieux, Jacques Dynam, Jacques Balutin, Ginette Garcin
This story is set at a castle during the Middle Ages. One day a merchant brings musical instruments to sell to Peewit, the court jester, but because Peewit is such a terrible musician the King throws the merchant out before Peewit arrives. However he has left behind a flute that only has six holes. The King throws it into the fireplace in his room, which starts to emit green smoke. When the fire is put out, Peewit retrieves the flute from the ashes unharmed. He cleans it and starts playing it for the whole castle realizing that it causes everyone to dance when it is played.
Loft (2008)
, 1h58Directed by Erik Van Looy
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Jan Decleir, Koen De Bouw, Veerle Baetens, Filip Peeters, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marie Vinck
Five married men share ownership of an upmarket loft, which they use to discreetly meet their respective mistresses. When the body of a murdered woman is found in that loft, the men begin to suspect each other of having committed the gruesome crime, as they are the only ones with keys to the premises. Through flashbacks, which are intertwined by scenes from the present, the story is unravelled.
Two Days, One Night (2014)
, 1h35Directed by Frères Dardenne
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Salée, Pili Groyne, Christelle Cornil
In Seraing, an industrial town in Liège, Belgium, Sandra is a young wife and mother, who works in a small solar-panel factory. She suffers a nervous breakdown and is forced to take time off from her job. During her absence, her colleagues realize they are able to cover her shifts by working slightly longer hours and the management proposes a €1,000 bonus to all staff if they agree to make Sandra redundant. Sandra later returns to work and discovers that her fate rests in the hands of her sixteen co-workers, and she must visit each of them over the course of a weekend to persuade them to reject the monetary bonus. However, most of the co-workers need the proposed bonus for their own families and Sandra faces an uphill battle to keep her job before the crucial vote on Monday morning.