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  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Brothers Dave and Kenneth are reunited on Kenneth's release after four years in prison following a failed home invasion. While Kenneth is anxious to dive headfirst into the drug-centered existence that ensnared him in the first place, both Dave and Kenneth's erstwhile girlfriend, Sylvie, have adopted clean lifestyles. [Film Movement]

Directed By: Robin Pront

Written By: Jeroen Perceval, Robin Pront

  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 36 m

The Ardennes

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
47
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Brothers Dave and Kenneth are reunited on Kenneth's release after four years in prison following a failed home invasion. While Kenneth is anxious to dive headfirst into the drug-centered existence that ensnared him in the first place, both Dave and Kenneth's erstwhile girlfriend, Sylvie, have adopted clean lifestyles. [Film Movement]

Directed By: Robin Pront

Written By: Jeroen Perceval, Robin Pront

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
47
7% Positive
1 Review
79% Mixed
11 Reviews
14% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
47
7% Positive
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79% Mixed
11 Reviews
14% Negative
2 Reviews

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70
Jan 6, 2017
The Ardennes may be saturated in dark blues and snow-covered blankness, but it burns with bright fury as Robin Pront inches closer to his film’s inevitable breaking point.
By Matt Donato FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 5, 2017
In the end, for all the artistry on display, The Ardennes is more admirable than inspiring. It has style, and even suspense, but relatively little imagination.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 22, 2016
A promising if not quite audacious debut by Robin Pront, the film benefits from a solidly envisioned family dynamic but doesn't really generate much heat until its final act.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
58
Jan 4, 2017
First-time director Robin Pront serves up plenty of brooding atmosphere, but the screenplay, adapted from a stage play by Pront and Jeroen Perceval (who also plays the sensible Harvey Keitel role), never succeeds in eluding genre cliché.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 9, 2017
Dave’s dread of his brother hooks The Ardennes onto a long chain of fraternal crime dramas, from “The Public Enemy” (1931) and “On the Waterfront” (1954) to “We Own the Night” (2007). Pront can hardly be blamed if his actors lack the sinew of Cagney or Brando.
By Anthony Lane FULL REVIEW
40
Dec 22, 2016
A disappointment.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
25
Jan 6, 2017
The movie, directed by Robin Pront from a script by Pront and Jeroen Perceval (who’s also one of the film’s lead actors), is well-crafted up to a point. But the end to which it is crafted is utterly useless.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Savage Film, Bastide Films, PRPL
Release Date Jan 6, 2017
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Unrated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/dardennenfilm
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Awards

Film Festival Oostende
• 10 Wins & 13 Nominations
Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Les Arcs European Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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