Brussels by Night

1983 [DUTCH]

Drama

4
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 884 884

Plot summary

This is the story of a man who travels to Brussels, and meets some people with whom he spends a few days. When they all go on a day trip to the "slanting plane" of Ronquieres, all sorts of bottled up frustrations flare up.

Director

Marc Didden Photo
Marc Didden

Top cast

Amid Chakir Photo
Amid Chakir as Abdel
Senne Rouffaer Photo
Senne Rouffaer as Onderzoeksrechter
Fred Van Kuyk Photo
Fred Van Kuyk as Jules
Paul Pauwels Photo
Paul Pauwels as Blonde jongen op party
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797.23 MB
1280*766
Dutch 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 26 min
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1.44 GB
1804*1080
Dutch 2.0
NR
Subtitles nl   cz   dk   de   gr   us   es   fi   fr   hr   hu   it   no   pl   pt   ro   ru   sv  
25 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by freeriderz 6 / 10

How Brussels was during the (dark) '80's

People change, cities too. This Belgian movie gives a good picture of Brussels during the (dark) 80'. It was cold, dark and strange. I've been living in Brussels all my life, but have to be honest I do not recognize Brussels pictured in the movie anymore. Brussels changed a lot the last 10-15 years. But if anyone is interested in experiencing the atmosphere of Brussels in that time, watch the movie and be glad that things do change. The story is quite simple, it's about a few people who spent some days together, with rising tensions and feelings, which finally ends in a rather nasty situation. A psychological drama of a time I was glad I could forget it.
Reviewed by Filmdokter 6 / 10

First 20 minutes are great. Rest not so much

This depressing and disturbing film starts great. The protagonist is interesting, the soundtrack superb and the overall atmosphere feels desolate. But once the plot focuses on a love triangle and not so much on that interesting protagonist, the film starts to lose itself. A pity because this could have been a great social drama / film noir. At the end we get back to the reason why this man is wondering through nighttime Brussels, but the entire middle section of the film (and the finale as well) makes him a jealous member of a ménage a troi. It is a shame, a focus on his central problem would have been much more interesting.
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