Le Ciel Flamand (Flemish Heaven)
By Peter Monsaert
Country: Belgium
Language: Flemish
Original title: Le Ciel Flamand
Casting: Sara Vertongen, Wim Willaert, Esra Vandenbussche
Production year: 2016
Runtime: 01h52
Production company: Lunanime
A look at the lives of three generations of women. Monique and her daughter Sylvie run a brothel on the border of West Flanders and France. Eline, Sylvie’s six-year-old daughter, is fascinated by the mysterious workplace of her mother and grandmother, but she is never allowed inside. A dramatic event turns their lives upside down and the family ties are put under pressure.
TIFF 2016 – Discovery
San Sebastian IFF 2016 – New Directors
BFI London 2016 – Thrill Section
Haifa IFF 2016 – Panorama Section
Kolkata IFF 2016 – Cinema International Section
Black Nights FF 2016 – Panorama Section
Zagreb IFF 2016 – Competition
IFFI Goa 2016 – Cinema of the World Section
Icaf Chennai 2016 – World Cinema Section
Pune IFF 2016 – Global Cinema Section
IFFR Rotterdam 2017 – Voices Section
Göteborg IFF 2017 – New Voices Section
Bengaluru IFF 2017 – Cinema of the World Section
Cinequest San Jose IFF 2017- Competition
Uruguay IFF 2017
