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Suspect (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Montreal World Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Belgium ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Ivan Boeckmans
Guy Lee Thys

Written By:
Ivan Boeckmans
Guy Lee Thys

Actors:
Gene Bervoets ..... Rob Dekoster
Karlijn Sileghem ..... Nell Vandevyver
Zoë De Roovere ..... Sandy Vandevyver
Ellen Ten Damme ..... Lydia De Beule
Elias Mentzel ..... Jimmy Vandevyver
Joke Devynck ..... Conny Haas
Frank Focketijn ..... Janssen
Gert Portael ..... Politiecommissaris
Daan Stuyven ..... Bird
Rudolph Segers ..... Ben
Mireille Leveque ..... Arianne Debock
Karen Van Malderen ..... Monique
Fred Van Kuyk ..... Schooldirecteur
Jeroen Van Dyck ..... Eric
Francine de Bolle ..... Mevrouw Hasenbroek

Synopsis:

Sandy (Zoe De Roovere) and her mentally disabled brother Jimmy (Elias Mentzel) live with their mother Nell (Karlijn Sileghem) and their stepfather Rob (Gene Bervoets). Sandy refuses to accept Rob as a father figure and when he puts her dog, the only living memory of her natural father to sleep, Sandy begins to isolate herself even further. She soon finds comfort with Lydia (Ellen Ten Damme) a former social worker. Not long after their friendship begins, Sandy confides to Lydia about her nightmares, which all allude to sexual elements and centre on her stepfather. Lydia proclaims loudly that Sandy is yet another victim of sexual abuse. As a result, Rob becomes the subject in a whole series of accusations and the public opinion grows increasingly convinced of his guilt. Suddenly Rob gets thrust into a public and media circus. But is Sandy really the victim or is she just a pawn in a series of events gone completely out of control.

Suspect is emo cinema about grief, re-called memory, lost romance,
social intrusion, media hype, exclusion, love, guilt and revenge which
all have their separate layer in the story, like in a lasagne of feelings.
While Kassablanka portrayed the everyday life in a housing project
where most of its mixed population --Flemish and North African-- are
out of a job and on welfare, Suspect is set in an old chateau-style
villa and its protagonist Rob is the artistic director of an arts center.
The main characters in Suspect are, socially speaking, rather well off.
However, when the outside world rudely intrudes in their so-called
civilized lives, both tragic and hilarious situations lurk around every
corner.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 03 October, 2006.

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