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www.nicolasprovost.com www.versusproduction.be www.timvanlaeregallery.com SYNOPSIS Amadou, a strong and charismatic African man, is washed up on a beach in southern Europe. Fate leads him to Brussels where, full of optimism, he tries to make a better life for himself. Exploited by traffickers, his daily life is slowly drained of hope, until he meets Agnès, a beautiful and brilliant businesswoman. She is seduced by his charm and force of character, while he projects all his hope and dreams onto her. The illusion quickly shatters, and Agnès breaks all contact with Amadou, who little by little sinks into destructive violence, struggling with his inner demons. AWARDS Best New Director - Grand Jury Prize - Seattle Film Festival Best Actor - Ghent Film Festival Best Music - Georges Delerue Award - Ghent Film Festival Best Sound Design - Ghent Film Festival Best Director - Reflet d'Or - 17th Geneva International Film Festival Best Flemish Film Talent of the Year - Jo Röpcke Award - Knack Focus OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Venice Int'l Film Festival (Orrizonti) Toronto Int'l Film Festival San Sebastian Int'l Film Festival Ghent Int'l Film Festival AFI Int'l Film Festival Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival Antlanta Int'l Film Festival Seattle Int'l Film Festival Edinburgh Int'l Film Festival Premier Plan Angers Int'l Film Festival Rotterdam Int'l Film Festival Gothenburg Int'l Film Festival Hamburg Int'l Film Festival CPH PIX Int'l Film Festival CREDITS & CAST AMADOU Issaka Sawadogo AGNÈS Stefania Rocca JEAN-PIERRE serge riaboukine OMAR Dieudonné Kabongo CHRIS tibo Vandenborre NATURIST WOMAN Hannelore Knuts DIRECTED BY Nicolas Provost WRITTEN BY Nicolas Provost, Giordano Gederlini, François Pirot PRODUCED BY Jacques-Henri Bronckart - Versus Production, Prime Time, Hepp Film DOP Franck Van Den Eeden EDITOR Nico Leunen ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Sacha and Evgueni Galperine SOUND MIXER Paul Maernoudt SOUND DESIGNER Senjan Jansen RE-RECORDING MIXER Luc Thomas ART DIRECTOR Françoise Joset COSTUMES DESIGNER Nathalie Leborgne MAKE-UP ARTIST Michelle Van Brussel FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR David Oeyen CONTINUITY Héloïse Moreau CASTING Michael Bier, Kadija Leclere, Nicolas Ronchi