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