King of the Belgians (film)

King of the Belgians
Directed by	Peter Brosens; Jessica Woodworth
Produced by	Peter Brosens; Jessica Woodworth
Written by	Peter Brosens; Jessica Woodworth
Starring	Peter Van den Begin
Cinematography	Ton Peters
Edited by	David Verdurme
Release date	September 3, 2016 (Venice Film Festival);
Country	Belgium/ Netherlands/ Bulgaria

King of the Belgians is a 2016 mockumentary comedy film produced, written and directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth. It premiered in the Horizons section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival.[1][2][3] It received five nominations at the 8th Magritte Awards, including Best Flemish Film.[4] Its sequel, The Barefoot Emperor, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]

Plot

While Nicolas III, King of the Belgians, is doing an official visit to Istanbul, breaking news arrives: Wallonia just declared its independence and so Belgium doesn't exist any more. In order to face the political crisis, Nicolas III decides to quickly come back home, but due to a geomagnetic storm all the flights are blocked. Therefore, the King and his staff decide to try to reach Belgium overland, but this becomes very difficult. The hard trip becomes not only a desperate (and comical) travel across the Balkans, but also an inner trip where Nicolas III tries to understand who he really is.

Cast

Peter Van Den Begin as King Nicolas III
Lucie Debay as Louise Vancraeyenest
Titus De Voogdt as Carlos
Bruno Georis as Ludovic Moreau
Goran Radaković as Dragan
Pieter van der Houwen as Duncan Lloyd
Nina Nikolina as Ana
Valentin Ganev as Kerim
Nathalie Laroche as The Queen

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References

Boyd van Hoeij (8 September 2016). "'King of the Belgians': Film Review Venice 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
Jay Weissberg (7 September 2016). "'King of the Belgians' Review". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
Dan Fainaru (3 September 2016). "'The King of the Belgians': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Degré, Michaël (January 11, 2018). "Magrittes 2018: vers un match Streker-Belvaux?". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved January 16, 2018.
"Review: The Barefoot Emperor". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

External links

King of the Belgians on IMDb

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[1] Boyd van Hoeij (8 September 2016). "'King of the Belgians': Film Review Venice 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[2] Jay Weissberg (7 September 2016). "'King of the Belgians' Review". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[3] Dan Fainaru (3 September 2016). "'The King of the Belgians': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[4] Degré, Michaël (January 11, 2018). "Magrittes 2018: vers un match Streker-Belvaux?". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved January 16, 2018.

[cine_Revi-5] "Review: The Barefoot Emperor". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.