Where concrete courts become cathedrals and a ball is your only passport out.
"De Pleintjes" is a documentary about Antwerp's street football culture. Rough areas such as Het Kiel, Borgerhout, Deurne and Stuivenberg are the backdrops to the social lives of thousands of youngsters. It's these areas where they grow up, learn about the world, and above all, dream of a better future.
Direction
Four directors capture four neighborhoods without flattening them.
Cinematography
Concrete and sunset somehow look this gorgeous.
Production
Schoenaerts and Nainggolan give back without taking over.
Director
Evert Winkelmans
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
These courts birthed Belgium's golden generation—Lukaku, De Bruyne, Courtois all started on asphalt like this.
The four-director structure mirrors the four districts' rivalry—collaboration as its own subtle narrative.
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