LOST PERSONS AREA
synopsis
Bettina and Marcus, a passionate couple, live in a canteen in the middle of a vast field with endless lines of pylons. Marcus, trying to set up his own business, works as a foreman in the maintenance of these power-lines. Bettina, bored and longing for a better life, runs the canteen for the workingmen. Their nine-years-old daughter Tessa, wanders the industrial area, looking for bits and pieces to occupy her mind, skipping school whenever she can. When Marcus hires a Hungarian engineer Szabolcs to become part of his company, their unconventional way of living takes a new turn. A tragic accident although will shatter everyone’s pursuit of happiness.
international title: | Lost Persons Area |
original title: | Lost Persons Area |
country: | Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary |
sales agent: | Urban Sales |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Caroline Strubbe |
release date: | BE 09/09/2009, FR 25/08/2010 |
screenplay: | Caroline Strubbe |
cast: | Lisbeth Gruwez, Sam Louwyck, Kimke Desart, Zoltán Miklós Hajdu, Rik Van Uffelen, Frans De Jong, Ine Pieters, Vincenzo Cardia |
cinematography by: | Nicolas Karakatsanis |
film editing: | Frédéric Fichefet |
art director: | Igor Gabriel |
music: | Albert Márkos |
producer: | Tomas Leyers, René Goossens, Annemiek Van Gorp, Patrick Quinet |
production: | Artémis Productions, De Productie, Uj Budapest Filmstudio (HU) |
backing: | Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs Wallons, Nederlands Filmfonds, Rotterdam Filmfonds, Network Movie ZDF, Arte ZDF, Tax-shelter du Gouvernement fédéral de Belgique, Eurimages |
distributor: | A-Film België NV, Les Acacias, Best Hollywood (HU) |