Belgian Films – Under Southern Eyes

French and French-language Films | Northern European Films

A Silence: control, complicity, denial and manipulation in a psychological family drama

Joachim Lafosse, “A Silence” (2024) Smooth, sober and straightforward in its minimal style, this Belgian

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Northern European Films

Downside Up: a sweet comedy about acceptance risks patronising its actors and Down syndrome people

Peter Ghesquiere, “Downside Up” (2016) A sweet-natured film exploring concepts of normality and difference by

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French and French-language Films

Man Bites Dog: strong satire on Western cultures’ obsession with sadistic violence

Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, “C’est arrive près de chez vous” (“It could happen

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