4 Movies Starring Werner De Smedt

Gaston's War

Gaston's War

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-10-23

Languages:

Dutch, English

Countries:

Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands

Runtime:

120 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (236 Reviews)

Director:

Robbe De Hert

Cast:

Writer:

Fernand Auwera

Luc W.L. Janssen

Allan Mayer (novel)

Fullplot:

Gaston Vandermeerssche is a young, resourceful Flemish action hero of the Belgian resistance during World War II: he coaches surviving allied pilots trough occupied Belgium and France to Spain so they can regain England, each time a dangerous adventure as their poor mastery of local languages and customs add to the ever-present risks of trying to outsmart the Nazi troops and Gestapo agents. After a mess-up in the coordination from London he himself gets caught by the dreaded secret police for ruthless interrogation...

Everybody's Famous!

Everybody's Famous!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-12

Languages:

Dutch, English, Spanish

Countries:

Belgium, Netherlands, France

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(2774 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Jean is a family man and factory worker who dreams of becoming a songwriter. Pinning his hopes on his teenage daughter, Marva, he takes her to singing contests in which the awkward and overweight girl struggles to belt out a tune. When Jean is suddenly fired because of cut backs, he is ashamed and even more desperate to have his daughter succeed. In a chance meeting Jean kidnaps the most famous pop star in the country and holds her hostage demanding to be heard by the music industry. Catching the attention of the media and the eyes of the nation, Jean and Marva realize that the show must go on until everyone is famous.

The Memory of a Killer

The Memory of a Killer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-26

Languages:

Dutch, French

Countries:

Belgium, Netherlands

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (7833 Reviews)

Director:

Erik Van Looy

Cast:

Writer:

Jef Geeraerts (novel)

Carl Joos (screenplay)

Erik Van Looy

Fullplot:

Vincke and Verstuyft are one of the best detective teams of the Antwerp police force. When they are confronted with the disappearance of a top official and the murder of two prostitutes, the trail leads to the almost retired assassin Angelo Ledda. Since Ledda starts showing symptoms of Alzheimer's, it's getting more and more difficult to complete his contracts. When he has to murder a 12-year old call-girl, he refuses and becomes a target himself. While Vincke and Verstuyft are chasing him and counting the corpses, Ledda is taking care of his employers.

Dossier K.

Dossier K.

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-12-09

Languages:

Dutch, Albanian

Countries:

Belgium

Runtime:

120 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1792 Reviews)

Director:

Jan Verheyen

Cast:

Writer:

Jef Geeraerts (novel)

Carl Joos (screenplay)

Erik Van Looy (screenplay)

Fullplot:

DOSSIER K. is the long anticipated successor to 'The Alzheimer Case' which won numerous awards and was sold to over 30 countries, among which the US (where it was released through Sony Picture Classics). This second film based on a novel by Jef Geeraerts is a dense European thriller about passion, betrayal, revenge, blind ambition and the inevitability of fate. Set against the realistic background of Albanian mafia in Antwerp, the story brings the main characters Erik Vincke and Freddy Verstuyft into a disastrous vortex from which no one seems to escape.

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