Aaltra

Aaltra
Aaltra
	Film poster
Directed by	Gustave de Kervern; Benoît Delépine
Written by	Gustave de Kervern; Benoît Delépine
Produced by	Guillaume Malandrin; Vincent Tavier
Starring	Benoît Delépine; Gustave de Kervern; Michel de Gavre; Gérard Condejean
Cinematography	Hugues Poulain
Edited by	Anne-Laure Guégan
Music by	Les Wampas
Production; companies	La Parti Productions; Moviestream; OF2B Productions
Distributed by	Ad Vitam Distribution (France)
Release date	13 May 2004 (France);
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Belgium; France
Languages	French; English; Finnish; German; Dutch

Aaltra is a 2004 Belgian French-language deadpan black comedy film directed and written by Gustave de Kervern and Benoît Delépine. The film won four awards and was nominated for three others.

Plot

Benoit Delepine plays a harassed businessman who, frazzled by commuting to his office, is working from home against company rules. While arguing with a jobbing farmworker (Gustave Kervern), whose tractor is spraying herbicide into his garden he is summoned to the office by his angry bosses. However, his car becomes stuck behind the tractor. The farmworker will not let him pass, resulting in the businessman missing the train and losing his job. Frustrated, he seeks out the farmworker and assaults him.^[1]

The two wake up in hospital, having been crushed by a malfunctioning farm machine as they struggled. They are now confined to wheelchairs and both set out for Finland to seek out the eponymous farm machine manufacturer to demand compensation.

Cast

Benoît Delépine as The Employee
Gustave Kervern as The Farm Worker
Michel de Gavre as Farmer
Benoît Poelvoorde as Motocross Spectator
Bouli Lanners as The Finnish singer
Gérard Condejean as The Chinese
Isabelle Delépine as Wife

Accolades

Won

London Film Festival 2004
- FIPRESCI Prize - Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2004
- Best Actor - Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
Transilvania International Film Festival 2004
- Audience Award - Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
Joseph Plateau Awards 2005
- Best Belgian Actor - Benoît Poelvoorde

Nominations

Copenhagen International Film Festival 2004
- Golden Swan Award - Benoît Delépine
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2004
- Tiger Award - Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
Joseph Plateau Awards 2005
- Best Belgian Film

References

^ Warner, Alan (6 December 2009). "On Aaltra". The Observer. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29.

External links

Aaltra at IMDb

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[1] Warner, Alan (6 December 2009). "On Aaltra". The Observer. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29.

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