When he finds out that his company has expropriated his own mother, a successful young manager gets deeply upset. Money and power now have a different meaning. He needs to struggle against his own self and stake everything in order to reorganize true values in his life. His career is at stake. When his mother dies in the pension she's been put, his point of limit is reached. He feels responsible and takes revenge through terrorist actions. The beast explodes.
Acting
Willem Ruis carries 80 minutes of quiet desperation before detonating
Direction
Collet's documentary background makes the terrorism feel uncomfortably plausible
Director
Paul Collet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Willem Ruis was Belgium's most famous TV presenter; this dramatic turn shocked audiences expecting his usual charm.
Made during Belgium's 'Years of Lead,' the film channels real anxieties about corporate power and state violence that would culminate in the Brabant killers mystery.
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