Selected Shorts 15 - The Best of Flemish Short Films ( Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw) / The Importance of Sweet and Salt / Kiss Me Softly (Kus me zachtjes) / Skunk (Rotkop) / Name Of the Fathers (De Naam van de Vader) ) ( Rosa, Anna's Lil' Sis (Rosa, zusje van Anna) / Robyn O. (14) / Perfect Drug / Crossroads (Tweesprong) / Tsjernobyl Hearts / Headlong (Corps perdu) / Mont Blanc )

Selected Shorts 15 - The Best of Flemish Short Films (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw) / The Importance of Sweet and Salt / Kiss Me Softly (Kus me zachtjes) / Skunk (Rotkop) / Name Of the Fathers (De Naam van de Vader)
Alternate Title: Rosa, Anna's Lil' Sis (Rosa, zusje van Anna) / Robyn O. (14) / Perfect Drug / Crossroads (Tweesprong) / Tsjernobyl Hearts / Headlong (Corps perdu) / Mont Blanc
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

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

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
223 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Tom Van Avermaet
Benoit de Clerck
Anthony Schatteman
Jan Roosens
Raf Roosens
Timothy Wennekes
Janet Van den Brand
Cecilia Verheyden
Toon Aerts
Wouter Bouvijn
Emilie Verhamme
Lukas Dhont
Gilles Coulier

Written By:
Tom Van Avermaet
Benoit de Clerck
Anthony Schatteman
Bert Van Dael
Sanne Nuyens
Timothy Wennekes
Janet Van den Brand
Toon Aerts
Wouter Bouvijn
Emilie Verhamme
Lukas Dhont
Gilles Coulier
Angelo Tijssens

Actors:
Matthias Schoenaerts ..... Nathan Rijckx
Laura Verlinden ..... Sarah Winters
Peter van den Eede ..... Collector Of Shadows
Benjamin Ramon ..... Daniel Hainaut
Amandine Zurbuchen ..... Nurse
Brian Piezel ..... Boran Kassovic
Denis Duron ..... Jan Ternauw
Gregory Rabat ..... New Photographer
Emile Boudaille ..... Thomas Belcourt
Bruno Clément ..... German Soldier
Franck Maréco ..... German Soldier
Daniel Rechul ..... German Soldier
Laurent Marchetti ..... German Soldier
Guillaume Sentier ..... German Soldier
Simon Robas ..... German Soldier
Benoit de Clerck
Ezra Fieremans ..... Jasper
Tim Bogaerts ..... Mathias
Marijke Pinoy ..... Martine
Marc Van Eeghem ..... Luk
Luc van Autreve ..... Leerkracht
Flor Van Severern ..... Pester
Jasper Provijn ..... Pester
Jan Ghysels ..... Pester
Lisa Vermaercke ..... Backings
Clara Vermaercke ..... Backings
Marc Van Eeghen
Sara De Bosschere ..... Mother
Enrique De Roeck ..... Olli
Zino Moons ..... Gang member
Yavuz Saçikara ..... Yavuz
Marthe Schneider ..... June
Robbie Cleiren
Koen De Sutter
Vic de Wachter
Camille Goossens
Rik van Uffelen
Max Van den Abbeele
Gilles van Hecke
Katelijne Verbeke
Clara Criado Alvarez ..... Rosa
Leah Guillaume ..... Anna
Helena Legier ..... Helena
Stijn Van Opstal ..... Father
Kristine Van Pellicom ..... Mother
Flor Decleir ..... Bas
Els Dottermans ..... Martine
Zoë Thielemans ..... Robyn
Misha Downey ..... Misha
Fehmi Emsha ..... Accomplice
Yumiko Funaya ..... Yumiko
Philippe Genion ..... Motel Manager
James Kazama ..... Old Chinatsu
Begir Memeti ..... Hassan
Masayuki Oshiro ..... Interpreter / Old Yumiko
Payo Pepe ..... Accomplice
Maria Sluyts ..... Old Lady
Kurt Stevens ..... Chainsawman
Minami Takahashi ..... Chinatsu
Mieke De Groote ..... Ilsa
Tom De Hoog ..... Thomas
Joren Seldeslachts ..... Maxim
Lynn Van Royen ..... Dora
Martin Nissen ..... Adrien
Agathe Briand ..... Jules
Muriel Ferrer ..... Marie
Delphine Girard ..... Delphine
Thomas Coumans ..... Jerome
Jelle Florizoone ..... Miller
Jean-Pierre Lauwers
Wim Willaert

Synopsis:

***ATTENTION***Original language audio with English & Dutch subtitles***This past year was a triumph for Flemish short films, as so many were nominated for prestigious awards and selected to be screened at festivals: an Oscar nomination, a Silver Mélies, a nomination for the Golden Palm, third place at the Student Academy Award. Clearly, Flemish short films continue to grow and get noticed. Selected Shorts #15 beautifully showcases the skills of Flemish film makers, both in front of and behind the camera. A must-have compilation for every avid film fan.
DEATH OF A SHADOW / Tom Van Avermaet (2012)
THE IMPORTANCE OF SWEET & SALT / Benoit De Clerck (2012)
KISS ME SOFTLY / Anthony Schatteman (2012)
SKUNK / Raf & Jan Roosens (2012)
NAME OF THE FATHERS / Timothy Wennekes (2012)
ROSA, ANNA'S LIL' SIS / Janet van den Brand (2012)
ROBYN O. / Cecilia Verheyden (2012)
PERFECT DRUG / Toon Aerts (2012)
CROSSROADS / Wouter Bouvijn (2012)
TSJERNOBYL HEARTS / Emilie Verhamme (2012)
HEADLONG / Lukas Dhondt (2012)
MONT BLANC / Gilles Coulier (2012)

Death of a Shadow (2012)
Stuck in a dark limbo between life and death, a deceased soldier Nathan Rijckx collects shadows of dying men and women to buy back his own second chance at life. Obsessed by a girl he met the moment before he died, the thought of seeing his beloved again drives the soldier to regain access to the world of the living. But when he discovers that she's already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him toward a bitter decision, a decision not without its consequences...

The Importance of Sweet and Salt (2012)
The Importance of Sweet & Salt is a tragicomedy about a man his inner struggle to escape from an extremely dysfunctional relationship with his wife. While preparing dinner for his spouse, the man contemplates his current predicament and comes to question his sanity.

Kiss Me Softly (2012)
The son of a schlager singer wants to sing the song his own way.

Skunk (2012)
Olli is a lonely teenager who makes trouble whenever he can. When his mortally ill mother throws a party for his sixteenth birthday, he has no intention to let her down. He needs to embark on a quest for friendship.

Name Of the Fathers (2012)
Sixteen-year-old Thomas is trying to find his way within the community of Jehovah's Witnesses in which he was raised, but finds himself caught between his ex-communicated older brother and his younger brother who is about to be baptised. Will he follow the path of the elder or set the right example for the younger? Whatever his choice, the decision will have a huge impact on family relationships.

Rosa, Anna's Lil' Sis (2012)
Rosa, Anna's lil' sis tells the story of three sisters growing up together.

Robyn O. (14) (2012)
Teenage girl Robyn is desperate about joining her older brothers on parties, but they don't want her around. When their parents leave for a business trip, Robyns little brother manages to realize what she has never been able to. She totally loses control.

Perfect Drug (2012)
Misha, Yumiko and Chinatsu are sitting in a parked car in front of a strange motel. In the backseat they have a huge amount of test tubes filled with different substances. It's clear that their attempted burglary didn't go as planned... While Yumiko tries to calm down their Albanian boss Hasan on the phone, Misha can't resist it any longer. He opens up a test tube and drinks it to the drop, causing some extraordinary effects.

Crossroads (2012)
Maxime is faced with an uncertain future when his father dies from a genetic disease. He must choose: a genetic test or a leap into the unknown.

Tsjernobyl Hearts (2013)
Orphaned siblings Adrien (17) and Jules (16) decide to go back to the house in France where they once grew up with their parents, to see how everything in and around it has changed with time. They find themselves in confrontation with the new habitants of the house, a woman Marie and her daughter Delphine.

Headlong (2012)
On the occasion of a dance competition a young ballet dancer is in a foreign place. Alone in his hotel room loneliness overpowers him, until he meets a stranger on the run.

Mont Blanc (2013)
A father undertakes a last journey to the mountains together with his son. Looking for the Mont Blanc and for each other.

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