Bitter Flowers (2017 film)

Bitter Flowers is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Olivier Meys in his directorial debut. It was written by Meys with Maarten Loix. The film had its world premiere at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.[1] It was later screened at the Chicago International Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival before its theatrical release.

Bitter Flowers
Film poster
Directed byOlivier Meys
Written byOlivier Meys
Maarten Loix
StarringChloe Maayan
Release date
  • 16 October 2017 (2017-10-16) (Busan)
  • 28 March 2018 (2018-03-28)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryBelgium
France
Switzerland
China
LanguageFrench
Chinese

Bitter Flowers received four nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Olivier Meys.[2] It went on to win Best First Feature Film.[3]

Accolades
Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Busan International Film Festival[1] Audience Award Nominated
Chicago International Film Festival[4] Gold Hugo Nominated
Magritte Awards[2] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Olivier Meys Nominated
Best Screenplay Olivier Meys and Maarten Loix Nominated
Best First Feature Film Won
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References
  1. González, David (12 October 2017). "A strong European contingent gets ready to head to Busan". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. Richford, Richford (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. "Bitter Flowers d'Olivier Meys aux Festivals Internationaux de Busan & Chicago" (in French). Tarantula. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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