Three musicians form a band. But they're not just any musicians: each has a disability that makes them particularly unsuitable for their instrument. The guitarist is deaf, the singer is tone deaf, and the bassist has a stiff arm. They lack a drummer, and to respect the group's uniqueness, they turn to a famous writer who has never played the drums. He accepts, but begins a manipulation that will wreak further havoc on the already largely dysfunctional band.
Direction
Mortier's debut assaults you with hyper-stylized grime and relentless energy.
Acting
Non-professional cast brings terrifying authenticity to these broken men.
Sound
The deaf guitarist's perspective creates genuinely disorienting sonic landscapes.
Director
Koen Mortier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Herman Brusselmans' novel; the author makes a cameo as a vomiting partygoer. The three musicians were actual Flemish punk rockers with no prior acting experience.
The film viciously satirizes Belgium's class divide, with Dries representing educated bourgeoisie slumming for 'authentic' suffering to exploit. The 'white trash' label in marketing caused significant controversy domestically.
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