Cargo
Directed by
Belgium, Netherlands, France
2017
91 min
- French
- Dutch
- Flemish
Drama
In the cold waters of the North Sea, Leon Broucke falls overboard his fishing boat right before the eyes of his eldest son, Jean. The old man slips into a deep coma, leaving his son behind with a huge debt and the responsibility of the family business. The absence of his father sets off an aftershock of conflicts between him and his two brothers. Francis is torn between his family and leaving with his secret lover. William returns home to escape his life of crime, and redeem himself. Desperate to build a future for his 8-year-old son, Jean recriminates his brother for his criminal past. Cargo is a story about how desperation can bring a family to the edge of destruction.
Awards
- Best Screenplay Award - Thessaloniki IFF
Festivals
Labels & Line Ups
Credits
- Cast
- Sam Louwyck
- Wim Willaert
- Sebastien Dewaele
- Chiel Van de Vyvere
- Roland Van Campenhout
- Josse De Pauw
- Screenplay
- Gilles Coulier
- Tom Dupont
- Cinematography
- David Williamson
- Editing
- Tom Denoyette
- Music
- Liesa Van der Aa
- Sales
- WIDE MANAGEMENT
- Production
- DE WERELDVREDE
- Production
- HALAL FILMS
- Production
- CHEVALDEUXTROIS
Press
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Atmospheric character-driven drama.
Gilles Coulier
Belgium
I’ve always been intrigued by family bonds.
Gilles Coulier is a Belgian director, producer, scriptwriter and co-founder of De Wereldvrede. Gilles studied Audiovisual Arts at the Sint-Lukas Brussels University of Art and Design. Besides videoclips and publicity he has made three shorts, ICELAND, PAROLES and MONT BLANC. These shorts were selected for numerous film festivals around the world. The films have screened at Cannes Festival, Abu Dhabi Festival, Leeds Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Festival, Rio, Fluxus Film Festival, Brussels Film Festival. In 2014 Coulier finished directing the fiction series 'Bevergem' for CANVAS and is currently working on his first Feature Film, CARGO- both under the wings of De Wereldvrede.
