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- Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD)
- 2 h 7 m
- Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD)
- 2 h 7 m
Summary Two brothers start a bar and get swept up in its success in the midst of Belgium's nightlife scene.
Directed By: Felix van Groeningen
Written By: Arne Sierens, Felix van Groeningen
- Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD)
- 2 h 7 m
- Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD)
- 2 h 7 m
Belgica
63
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Summary Two brothers start a bar and get swept up in its success in the midst of Belgium's nightlife scene.
Directed By: Felix van Groeningen
Written By: Arne Sierens, Felix van Groeningen
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
63
67% Positive
4 Reviews
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33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
63
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Anyone who has pushed things a bit too far, and woken up with one too many “wtf” mornings, will appreciate how close Belgica has got to replicating hedonism going off the rails.
Big-picture cliches aside, this truth-blurring but thoroughly convincing portrait makes its case via the details.
Van Groeningen conveys kinetically the combined power of a ferocious beat, copious drugs, and sexual energy to endow revellers with transient communal utopianism.
Its fleeting intoxications momentarily provide suggestions—and, for some, memories—of how the highest highs can sometimes make the drudgery of the rest of life worth it.
Taking a straightforward approach isn’t necessarily a negative, but the sedate camerawork and editing make the movie’s progression staid. Even the musical moments are invigorating due to the music itself, and not by how it’s presented.
Belgica is just like its characters, unwilling to shake a fascination with superficial pleasures to dive into any significant interactions.
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Production Company
Menuet bvba,
Pyramide Productions,
Topkapi Films,
France 3 Cinéma,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
France Télévisions,
Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds,
Screen Flanders,
Casa Kafka Pictures,
CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français,
Eurimages,
Medialaan,
Nederlands Filmfonds,
Proximus,
Vlaams Agentschap Ondernemen (VLAO),
Lumière
Duration 2 h 7 m
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Awards
Film Festival Oostende
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
