VINCENT AND THE END OF THE WORLD
2017 Films • 1h 56m
Vincent is a 17-year old ecologist who drives his family crazy with his attempts to reduce their carbon footprint. Vincent‘s giddy French aunt Nikki takes him on a trip to France, convinced that the boy‘s obsession is related to his suffocating mother. But on their road-trip, Vincent proves to be much more than Nikki can handle.
Direction: Christophe Van Rompaey
Script: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem
Production: Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, Emmanuel Giraud, Aurélie Bordier, Dries Phlypo
Cinematography: David Williamson
Editing: Alain Dessauvage
Production Design: Hubert Pouille
Costume Design: Kristin Van Passel
Make-Up: Catherine Bruchon, Antonella Prestigiacomo
Sound: Alek Goosse
Original Score: Nicolas Repac
Cast: Spencer Bogaert, Alexandra Lamy, Barbara Sarafian, Geert Van Rampelberg, Frédéric Epaud
Original Title: VINCENT
Original Languages: Dutch, French
Film Production Countries: Belgium, France
Social Media: https://nl-nl.facebook.com/Vincentfilmbe/
Statement of the Director/s
Making a comedy about suicide in a country with one of the highest suicide rates in Europe sounds somewhat harsh. Of course it’s much more then that. Vincent is a dramatic story with a funny edge and deals with both life’s joys and its disappointments, with its fears and its hopes. Its base is a feeling of unease, restlessness, lack of vision and future almost inherent with living and growing up in the world today. This takes us on a journey, both inward and outward, both in narrative and in the making. But foremost I’d like to think it’s realistic and I ended up putting more of myself into this film then I could have anticipated.
Biography of the Director/s
Christophe Van Rompaey cut his teeth directing with a handful of shorts and Flemish comedy series such as HALLELUJA and TEAM SPIRIT. His feature film début MOSCOW, BELGIUM proved a commercial success in Flanders and a hit with festivals, winning 3 awards at the 2008 Cannes Critics’ Week. It went on to win fifteen awards at festivals. The film was released in a number of territories including France, Germany and the United States, where it earned a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Christophe subsequently directed the acclaimed drama LENA (2012), which nabbed awards at the Les Arcs and Fantasporto festivals. He also directed the popular mini-series VOOR WAT HOORT WAT (2014) for national television.
VINCENT AND THE END OF THE WORLD is Christophe’s third feature film and his second collaboration with writer Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem.
Filmography of the Director/s
2016, 'Vincent and the end of the world', feature
2014, 'Voor wat hoort wat', tv-series
2012, 'Lena', feature
2008, 'Moscow Belgium', feature
2008, 'Missing',tv-series
2005, 'Halleluja!', tv-series
2004, 'Team Spirit - the series II', tv-series
2002, 'Team Spirit - the series', tv-series
Awards Won
'Moscow, Belgium'
Semaine de la Critique (IFF Cannes), 'Prix SACD', 2008
Semaine de la Critique (IFF Cannes), 'Soutien ACID/CCAS', 2008
Semaine de la Critique (IFF Cannes), 'Grand Rail d'Or', 2008
Variety New Talent Award (Zürich Film Festival), 2008
Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Best Film (Denver International Film Festival / DIFF Denver Film Society), 2008
Director's Week Award (Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival), 2009
World Sales:
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Press:
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