22nd of May
DIRECTOR / KOEN MORTIER
Sam, a somewhat dreary forty-something, works as a security guard in a shopping centre. When a bomb explodes one mundane day, Sam tries to rescue the victims. When something terrible happens, he runs away until he falls down from exhaustion. A female voice awakens him. It turns out to be one of the victims he saved. She wants to know why the suicide bomber did it. After this, Sam meets more victims he saved. They all feel the same dejection and helplessness, which he also feels. Even the confrontation with the culprit is different from what he expected. Guilt and innocence are close...
22nd of May is a Belgian/German/Dutch co-production with CCCP. The project has received realisation support from the Flanders Audiovisual Fund and the Netherlands Film Fund and Rotterdam Film Fund
Credits
Festivals
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39th International Film Festival Rotterdam | Return of the Tiger | 26 January - 6 February 2011
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Worldpremiere
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21st Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, US | Global Landscapes Competition | 1-13 March 2011
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35th Seattle International Film Festival, USA | New Director's showcase Award | 19 May- 12 June
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3th Mexico International Film Festival, Mexico | Golden Palm Award | 22-27 February 2011
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Golden Palm Award
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2nd Magritte Awards, Belgium | Best Flemish Co-Prodruction | 5 February 2011
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4th Film Festival Oostende | Best Cinematography, Best music | 2- 10 September 2011
// Cast
Sam Louwyck
Titus de Voogst
Jan Hammenecker
Wim Willaert
Barbara Callewaert
Gunter Lamoot
// Director
Koen Mortier
// Screenplay
Koen Mortier
// Producer
Eurydice Gysel (EPIDEMIC)
// Co-Producer
Marc Bary (IJswater Films)
Raymond van der Kaaij (Revolver Amsterdam)
Rebekka Garrido
Michael Reuter
Jan Stevens
Eric van Zuylen
Reinhilde Weyns
// Production Manager
Ingrid van Eig
// Director of Photography
Glynn Speeckaert
// Sound
Luc Cuveele
// Production Design
Geert Paredis
// Hair & Makeup
Karijn van Brink
// Costume Design
Catherine Marchand
// Editor
Nico Leunen
// Post-Production
Baked Beans
Nozon
The Post Republic
// Music
The Bony King of Nowhere
Mike Gallagher
// Funds/ financers
Flanders Audiovisual Fund
Netherlands Filmfund
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté
Francaise de Belgique et des Teledistributeurs Wallons
Rotterdam Film Fund
Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government