A Flemish doctor, whose son is a fighter jet pilot deployed in the Middle East, is confronted with his loneliness. A young man of Algerian descent is asked a deceptively simple favor by his brother. An Italian woman working in the heart of European institutions slowly loses control under the pressure of her demanding life. The same question that seems to haunt the wounded city overshadows her life: Where do we go from here? "A very strong film in terms of form, HELLHOLE enriches Bas Devos’ filmography, offering a new component to his often wordless cinematic style, a cinema of vision, masterfully delivered by the film’s chief operator, Nicolas Karakatsanis." (Cineuropa)
Keywords
- Belgian cinema
- Belgium
- Berlinale
- BRIFF
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- Film Festival Oostende
- europe
Actors
- Alba Rohrwacher
- Lubna Azabal
- Hamza Belarbi
- Willy Thomas
Director
- Bas Devos
Drama
1h 29min
DUTCH
DUTCH
FRENCH
HELLHOLE follows three very different people, in the months following the terrorist attacks in Brussels in March 2016.
HELLHOLE follows three very different people, in the months following the terrorist attacks in Brussels in March 2016.
A Flemish doctor, whose son is a fighter jet pilot deployed in the Middle East, is confronted with his loneliness. A young man of Algerian descent is asked a deceptively simple favor by his brother. An Italian woman working in the heart of European institutions slowly loses control under the pressure of her demanding life.
The same question that seems to haunt the wounded city overshadows her life: Where do we go from here?
"A very strong film in terms of form, HELLHOLE enriches Bas Devos’ filmography, offering a new component to his often wordless cinematic style, a cinema of vision, masterfully delivered by the film’s chief operator, Nicolas Karakatsanis." (Cineuropa)
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Bas Devos
Cast
Alba Rohrwacher
Cast
Lubna Azabal
Cast
Hamza Belarbi
Cast
Willy Thomas