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  • 2000
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2000
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 34 m
Les convoyeurs attendent

Summary In this Belgian comedy-drama, a father coerces his teenage son to pursue a world record in order to win a car. He urges his son to become the record holder by opening and closing the most doors in a twenty-four hour period.

Directed By: Benoît Mariage

Written By: Emmanuelle Bada, Jean-Luc Seigle, Benoît Mariage

  • 2000
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2000
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 34 m

Les convoyeurs attendent

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary In this Belgian comedy-drama, a father coerces his teenage son to pursue a world record in order to win a car. He urges his son to become the record holder by opening and closing the most doors in a twenty-four hour period.

Directed By: Benoît Mariage

Written By: Emmanuelle Bada, Jean-Luc Seigle, Benoît Mariage

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
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14% Mixed
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Sensitive, imaginative.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
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An extraordinarily subtle, witty, and nuanced work.
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75
Poignant, eccentric comedy.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
75
Delightfully quirky.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
70
A sharp critique of empty values and pointless striving.
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70
This grim black comedy from Belgium would be unbearable if it wasn't scripted with such wry humor.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
60
Mariage takes his time and allows the film to drift in an almost ostentatiously casual manner.
By Dennis Lim FULL REVIEW

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Production Company K-Star, K2 SA, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), CAB Productions, Canal+, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Eurimages, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
Release Date Mar 17, 2000
Duration 1 h 34 m
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Awards

Joseph Plateau Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Stockholm Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations

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