7 Riveting Belgian Films Capturing Brussels' Realities
7 titles
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The BouncerMovie · 2018 · 84m · Action, Drama, ThrillerA hardened nightclub bouncer trying to support his 8-year-old daughter gets pulled into a dangerous situation and must go undercover.Stream onIMDb 5.9TMDB 6.2
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JCVDMovie · 2008 · 96m · Drama, Action, ComedyFacing financial difficulties and a contentious custody battle with his wife, an action movie star seeks refuge in his native country. He hopes for peace, but unexpectedly finds himself caught in a bank robbery with hostages.Stream onIMDb 7.0TMDB 6.6
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Mothers' InstinctMovie · 2019 · 97m · Drama, Mystery, ThrillerA sudden tragedy disrupts the lives of two women and their families, prompting them to re-examine their closest relationships.IMDb 6.5TMDB 6.3 - 4
BlackMovie · 2015 · 95m · Action, DramaMavela, a 15-year-old Black girl from the Bronx, falls deeply in love with Marwan, a very charismatic member of the rival 1080s gang. The young lovers are faced with a difficult decision: choose between loyalty to their gangs and the love they share. It's an impossible situation.IMDb 7.0TMDB 6.6 - 5
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesMovie · 1976 · 202m · DramaIn a quiet suburban neighborhood, a lonely widow maintains a strict routine as a homemaker, caring for her teenage son and working to make ends meet through occasional encounters. Her carefully ordered life begins to fall apart, exposing hidden emotional struggles.
Balancing motherhood and survival, the film examines loneliness, vulnerability, and strength in the face of hardship. It explores the complexities of relationships – both personal and fleeting – as the protagonist confronts her past and present to find her way forward. This moving story is a thoughtful look at one woman's journey through life, love, and loss, set against the backdrop of everyday domesticity.Stream onIMDb 7.5TMDB 7.4
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Flight of the Red BalloonMovie · 2007 · 117m · Family, Drama'Flight of the Red Balloon,' the first in a new series from Musée d'Orsay, portrays a French family through the perspective of a Chinese student. Filmed on location in Paris during August and September 2006, this marks Hou Hsiao-Hsien's debut Western film. It adapts Albert Lamorisse's classic French short of the same name.Stream onIMDb 6.5TMDB 6.2
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KanunMovie · 2022 · 95m · ThrillerLorik, a young enforcer for the Albanian mafia in Brussels, works with his mentor Aleks. His life is upended when he falls for Sema, a Turkish-origin Fine Arts student. This newfound love awakens a dangerous past: a man from Lorik's home village in Albania seeks revenge for his father's death, demanding that Lorik's family pay the debt with Lorik's life, according to ancient Kanun tradition. Essentially, the man asks the clan for Lorik's death.IMDb 5.7TMDB 5.6
