mt-title

Based on a true story, 'Tot altijd' introduces us to a band of friends in the eighties, who spend their days enjoying their youth and turbulent (love) life. Years later, Thomas, a recent medicine graduate and Mario's closest friend, gets stuck between a rock and a hard place when he diagnoses Mario with MS (Multiple Sclerosis). Though not a fatal disease, it slowly consumes the patient's bodily functions and - in some cases - their minds. Mario becomes the leading spokesman for the action group "Waardig Sterven" ("Dignified Death") in support of the Belgian legalisation of euthanasia. Thomas does everything in his power to avoid losing his best friend, but also can't stand the sight of his continued degeneration...

Keywords

  • Ensors Award for Best Film
  • Cinema flamand
  • Nederlands Film Festival
  • disability
  • friendship
  • mourning

Actors

  • Viviane De Muynck
  • Michel Van Dousselaere
  • Eva van der Gucht
  • An Miller
  • Geert Van Rampelberg
  • Lotte Pinoy
  • Ben Segers
  • Iwein Segers
  • Koen De Graeve
  • Felix Maesschalck

Director

  • Nic Balthazar

Drama, Biography


1h 50min


-10

DUTCH


FRENCH

Belgium
2012
A man embarks on a political struggle to have the right to euthanasia recognized in Belgium.

A man embarks on a political struggle to have the right to euthanasia recognized in Belgium.


Based on a true story, 'Tot altijd' introduces us to a band of friends in the eighties, who spend their days enjoying their youth and turbulent (love) life. Years later, Thomas, a recent medicine graduate and Mario's closest friend, gets stuck between a rock and a hard place when he diagnoses Mario with MS (Multiple Sclerosis). Though not a fatal disease, it slowly consumes the patient's bodily functions and - in some cases - their minds. Mario becomes the leading spokesman for the action group "Waardig Sterven" ("Dignified Death") in support of the Belgian legalisation of euthanasia. Thomas does everything in his power to avoid losing his best friend, but also can't stand the sight of his continued degeneration...

Cast & Crew

nic-balthazar

Director

Nic Balthazar

viviane-de-muynck

Cast

Viviane De Muynck

michel-van-dousselaere

Cast

Michel Van Dousselaere

eva-van-der-gucht

Cast

Eva van der Gucht

an-miller

Cast

An Miller

geert-van-rampelberg

Cast

Geert Van Rampelberg

lotte-pinoy

Cast

Lotte Pinoy

ben-segers

Cast

Ben Segers

iwein-segers

Cast

Iwein Segers

koen-de-graeve

Cast

Koen De Graeve

felix-maesschalck

Cast

Felix Maesschalck


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