A man, a plant, and the garbage man walk into Week 97. Nobody walks out the same.
Marcels life is very consistent. Every day very much looks the same. There are two things in life that are very important to him: serving a cup of coffee to the local garbage man and taking care of his plant. He lives a peaceful life until week 97 has arrived and suddenly his life takes another turn...
Acting
Tom Audenaert's micro-expressions say everything words don't
Direction
Plateau turns 16 minutes into a lifetime of longing
Writing
Script finds cosmic weight in garbage schedules
Director
Anéline Plateau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Belgian cinema has a rich tradition of tragicomedy about lonely men — this fits squarely in the Dardenne-adjacent school of humanist miserablism.
The 16-minute runtime isn't compromise; it's precision. Every routine shown is one that gets shattered — the math of emotional investment is brutal.
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