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the story is not a huge novelty. but the music and the care put to representing a specific era and place (Flandres) is so very enjoying. I love how the Soulwax brothers make their love of music (from punk to disco) shine through in this movie. Also. the brother dynamic in the movie is very captivating and realistic. made me want to visit Gent again. despite the rain and gloom.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/08/23
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To start a business and carried away by its success.
From the director of the Oscar nominated film 'The Broken Circle Breakdown', about two brothers who joins hand to start a new business and what follows is how they carried out by its success. This is not an enjoyable film, but still worth a watch. Because the film theme was the highlight, that focused how people can change when their efforts on something makes to reach its target. This is not for everyone, but youngsters in their 20s, 30s should check it out. It is an inspiring story to start a business of their own, but also warns strongly about the consequences of the outcome.
There is no major story in it to keep expanding every now and then, just evolves around two brothers and other characters surrounding them. From their plan for a new business to its preparation to making it real and then finally triumph. Besides this, their friends and families are covered to reveal how it affects them all once the money starts to flow in. How the drugs, sex and wild party, all the unexpected bad habits bring bad reputation within their circle is the point of the film. Till one of the brothers realise it and take an appropriate step to curb it, but that does really happen is what the film's climax discloses.
"All people are born innocent but most don't stay that way."
It did not look like a film with twist and turns. Especially no villains or the terrible things like that related to the crime world to change the course of the story after reaching a certain point. The first thing we think hearing a film about the bar is the gangster theme. But this is different, the nicer side of what had seen so far on that theme. No guns, no gang fights, but the rest of the things had its share like in a real world. When those things come into effect, that's where this story takes a twist.
Just within its limit, it covered some important events like the advantage and disadvantages for being the night club owners. For example, such club needs internal security and trusted employees. That's how this film filled the void to drag for as long as 2 hours. That was my concern. It was too long to watch a film that does not have any entertaining elements. So remember that it's not a comedy, romance, crime or a thriller, just a drama and for some people it might be too boring drama.
This film is a good lesson to learn without experiencing our own when one knowingly or without knowingly diverts himself to a wrong path. The film had some great performances too, but it is not for having a good time. It is hard to say who's the audience for it, because it is a simple story, but complicated theme with one end loud music, drugs and all, and the other side family, friends et cetera. Overall, not a bad film to view once.
6/10
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/30/23
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Saw this in Belgian cinema, don't understand the low rating at all! Perfectly depicts the nightlife in Ghent, has great actors, doesn't glorify the partying like some movies would...
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/12/23
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-Belgica is een 2016 Belgische drama film geregisseerd door Felix Van Groeningen, geschreven door Van Groeningen en Arne Sierens. De twee hoofdrollen worden gespeeld door Stef Aerts als Jo en Tom Vermeir als Frank. De soundtrack is speciaal gecomponeerd door Soulwax. De film ging in première op het Sundance Film Festival op 21 januari 2016, waar het opende de World Dramatic Competition en wordt cinematografisch vrijgegeven op 2 maart 2016. Het is de eerste film van Van Groeningen sinds The Broken Circle Breakdown verdeling uit 2012, die een Academy Award nominatie vergaarde.
--Ontvangst:
-Felix van Groeningen won de "Beste regisseur, World Cinema Dramatic section" award tijdens de 2016 Sundance Festival voor de film. Op 17 februari 2016 werd aangekondigd dat Netflix had verkregen globale rechten naar de film, behalve voor een paar Europese landen, waaronder het land België.
--Soundtrack:
-De soundtrack bestaat uit 15 stukjes muziek van Soulwax, een band opgericht door twee broers uit Gent, samengesteld speciaal voor de film. Zij creëerden verschillende fictieve bands, allemaal met hun eigen stijl, uitvoerend in de club. Vele recensies van de film besproken de soundtrack, met Lanre Bakare in The Guardian noemt het "een geweldige Soulwax soundtrack" in het 4-sterren review. Het zal worden vrijgegeven op PIAS Recordings op 26 februari 2016.
--Productie:
-De film werd gefilmd in Gent in december 2014 en januari 2015.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/15/23
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