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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tartan
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tartan
  • 1 h 44 m
Ex Drummer

Summary Three drug-addled, misfit punk rock musicians are looking for a drummer. They approach Dries, a well known writer whose arrogant self assurance and yuppie lifestyle make him an unlikely candidate, but the fact that he can′t play the drums appeals to the band′s punk sensibility. Fascinated by these dysfunctional characters, D...

Directed By: Koen Mortier

Written By: Herman Brusselmans, Koen Mortier

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tartan
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Tartan
  • 1 h 44 m

Ex Drummer

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
36
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary Three drug-addled, misfit punk rock musicians are looking for a drummer. They approach Dries, a well known writer whose arrogant self assurance and yuppie lifestyle make him an unlikely candidate, but the fact that he can′t play the drums appeals to the band′s punk sensibility. Fascinated by these dysfunctional characters, D...

Directed By: Koen Mortier

Written By: Herman Brusselmans, Koen Mortier

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
36
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75% Mixed
3 Reviews
25% Negative
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75% Mixed
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25% Negative
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60
Mar 1, 2011
This grungy anti-musical will offend just about everyone with its attitude towards women, gays, kids, and the elderly.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 4, 2011
As the not-so-comic violence and the violent, misogynistic sex pile up, it becomes the kind of black humor in which the joke is largely on the audience.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 1, 2011
The flashy adaptation of the book by aging Belgian provocateur Herman Brusselmans is as systematically offensive and boisterously vulgar as its degenerate punk protagonists.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
30
Mar 1, 2011
Signaling a new low in post-modern smug superiority, Ex Drummer tries to pass off contempt as comedy and slanted lensing as creativity.
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Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
7.6
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35% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
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35% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Czar Film, Quad, Mercurio Cinematografica, L'Altrofilm
Release Date Mar 4, 2011
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.exdrummer.com/
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Awards

Warsaw International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Raindance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fantasia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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