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Summary Elise (Veerle Baetens) and Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) fall in love at first sight. She has her own tattoo shop and he plays the banjo in a bluegrass band. They bond over their shared enthusiasm for American music and culture, and dive headfirst into a sweeping romance that plays out on and off stage

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 57 User Ratings
7.9
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Summary Elise (Veerle Baetens) and Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) fall in love at first sight. She has her own tattoo shop and he plays the banjo in a bluegrass band. They bond over their shared enthusiasm for American music and culture, and dive headfirst into a sweeping romance that plays out on and off stage

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
70
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Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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72% Positive
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28% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 57 User Ratings
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16% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 57 User Ratings
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84% Positive
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16% Mixed
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Production Company Menuet bvba, Topkapi Films, Belgacom, Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Belfius, Eurimages, Flanders Image, Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD), Kinepolis Multi, Lumière, Nederlands Filmfonds, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Vlaamse Film.Be, Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM)
Release Date Nov 1, 2013
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Sometimes love can conquer fate. Sometimes not.
Academy Awards, USA
1 Nomination
Film Festival Oostende
• 8 Wins & 10 Nominations
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations