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King of the Belgians

2016 · 94 min

A wry, gentle mockumentary road trip that turns a royal crisis into a quiet, funny search for self.

Directed by: Peter Brosens, Jessica Hope Woodworth
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Peter van den Begin, Lucie Debay, Titus De Voogdt

Overview: The King of the Belgians is on a state visit in Istanbul when his country falls apart. He must return home at once to save his kingdom. But a solar storm causes airspace and communications to shut down. No planes. No phones. With the help of a British filmmaker and a troupe of Bulgarian folk singers, the King and his entourage manage to escape over the border. Incognito. Thus begins an odyssey across the Balkans during which the King discovers the real world - and himself.

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Directed by: Peter Brosens, Jessica Hope Woodworth
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Peter van den Begin, Lucie Debay, Titus De Voogdt

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
politics
isolation
freedom
family
Places: road trip
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
found footage
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Peter Brosens, Jessica Hope Woodworth
Written by: Peter Brosens, Jessica Hope Woodworth
Starring: Peter van den Begin, Lucie Debay, Titus De Voogdt, Bruno Georis, Goran Radaković, Pieter van der Houwen, Nina Nikolina, Valentin Ganev
Cinematography: Ton Peters
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Bulgaria, Belgium, Netherlands
Languages: Bulgarian, French, English, Dutch

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