15/10/2003 - Two police detectives track an assassin with Alzheimer’s disease. Following its success at the Ghent Festival, De Zaak Alzheimer by Erik Van Looy is released in cinemas. The cast includes the best of Flemish cinema

After a world premiere, opening the Ghent Festival, thirty prints of De Zaak Alzheimer (The Alzheimer Case) [+see also:
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The cast includes some of the biggest Flemish stars, from Koen de Bouw to Jan Decleir, and also Werner De Smedt, Jo De Meyere, Tom Van Dyck, Els Dottermans, Dirk Roofthooft and Gene Bervoets. The cinematography is by Danny Elsen, and the music by Stephen Warbeck, who won an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love.
Shot last spring on location in Antwerp, De Zaak Alzheimer (The Alzheimer Case) was produced by Erwin Provoost and Hilde de Laere, and is distributed by Kinepolis Film Distribution. Sadly for Walloon speakers, it should be noted that the film will be released exclusively in Flemish speaking cinemas.

(Translated from French)