Wild Mussels

Wild Mussels

Wild Mussels (Wilde Mossels)

2000, 119’

Director: Erik De Bruyn

Cast: Fedja Van Huet, Frank Lammers, Freek Brom

Language: Dutch, English

Awards: 2001 Moscow International Film Festival: Russian Film Critics Award; 2000 Netherlands Film Festival: Dutch Film Critics Award, Youth Award

The film tells the sad story of three friends living in the fishing village of Zeeuws. These three buddies live in a fantasy world to escape their cramped, monotonous everyday lives. With beautiful cinematography, wild music ranging from jazz to punk, great dialogues and sincere acting, shot in the style of 90s European cinema, this is a road movie that is both rebellious and exciting.

Past Programs
Days in Orange
October 4–21, 2012