Skunk

Liam has a terrible childhood, is neglected and abused. He grows up being an adolescent with dark thoughts and actions. As a defence mechanism he shits himself. Because of his home situation, the Social Service places him in a closed institution, away from his parents, where he meets the supervisor Paulien. She seems to influence him positively. When Liam is raped in the institution, he no longer sees a way out and reckons his past in a sinister manner.

Keywords

  • Coming of Age
  • Film Festival Oostende
  • Film Festival Oostende (home)
  • Cinema flamand
  • Les Magritte du Cinéma
  • LuxFilmFest

Actors

  • Thibaud Dooms
  • Natali Broods
  • Boris Van Severen
  • Dirk Roofthooft
  • Colin H. Van Eeckhout

Director

  • Koen Mortier

Drama

1h 45min

-16

NL

FR

Belgium
Netherlands
2024
Liam has a terrible childhood, is neglected and abused. He grows up being an adolescent with dark thoughts and actions. As a defence mechanism he shits himself. Because of his home situation, the Social Service places him in a closed institution, away from his parents, where he meets the supervisor Paulien. She seems to influence him positively. When Liam is raped in the institution, he no longer sees a way out and reckons his past in a sinister manner.

Liam has a terrible childhood, is neglected and abused. He grows up being an adolescent with dark thoughts and actions. As a defence mechanism he shits himself. Because of his home situation, the Social Service places him in a closed institution, away from his parents, where he meets the supervisor Paulien. She seems to influence him positively. When Liam is raped in the institution, he no longer sees a way out and reckons his past in a sinister manner.


Cast & Crew