Aaltra
| Aaltra | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gustave de Kervern Benoît Delépine |
| Written by | Gustave de Kervern Benoît Delépine |
| Produced by | Guillaume Malandrin Vincent Tavier |
| Starring | Benoît Delépine Gustave de Kervern Michel de Gavre Gérard Condejean |
| Cinematography | Hugues Poulain |
| Edited by | Anne-Laure Guégan |
| Music by | Les Wampas |
Production companies | La Parti Productions Moviestream OF2B Productions |
| Distributed by | Ad Vitam Distribution (France) |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium France |
| Languages | French English Finnish German Dutch |
Aaltra is a 2004 Belgian French-language deadpan black comedy film directed and written by Gustave de Kervern and Benoît Delépine. The film won four awards and was nominated for three others.
Plot
Benoit Delepine plays a harassed businessman wrecked by his commute, who is working from home, against company rules. He is called in to the office and comes across his deadly enemy, a jobbing farmworker Gustave de Kervern, who is spraying herbicide along the roads – and into the businessman's prized garden, from his tractor – and who won't let him past. The businessman loses his job, things escalate and he seeks out the farmworker and gets into a fight with him.
The two wake up in hospital, having been crushed by a badly-functioning farm machine. They are now confined to wheelchairs, and set out in their chairs for Finland to seek out the manufacturer of the faulty farm machine and get compensation.
Cast
- Benoît Delépine as The Employee
- Gustave de Kervern as The Farm Worker
- Michel de Gavre as Farmer
- Benoît Poelvoorde as Motocross Rider
- Bouli Lanners as The Finnish singer
- Gérard Condejean as The Chinese
- Isabelle Delépine as Wife
Accolades
Won
- London Film Festival 2004
- FIPRESCI Prize - Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
- Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2004
- Best Actor - Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
- Transilvania International Film Festival 2004
- Audience Award - Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
- Joseph Plateau Awards 2005
- Best Belgian Actor - Benoît Poelvoorde
Nominations
- Copenhagen International Film Festival 2004
- Golden Swan Award - Benoît Delépine
- Rotterdam International Film Festival 2004
- Tiger Award - Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
- Joseph Plateau Awards 2005
- Best Belgian Film
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