With his feature The Intruder (2014), director Shariff Korver explored the moral dilemma of an undercover cop infiltrating a drug-trafficking family. Fenix expands that grey area between police and criminals, their necessary evils, through an ambitious TV mini-series intertwining the stories of several characters: an ambitious Dutch detective aiming to take down a criminal network at any cost; his Belgian colleague with ambiguous motives; a student forced to head the gangster family he always wanted to stay clear of; his hot-headed right-hand man.
All these worlds are clashing with many twist and turns, and well-developed characters, and Korver makes sure he makes the experience as stylish and moody as possible: the cryptic opening scene, virtually dialogue-free, is the perfect introduction to a shadowy and fascinating world. Season 1, episodes 1 to 3 and marathon screening on Sat 3 Feb.
Film details
Productielanden
Belgium, Netherlands
Jaar
2018
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2018
Lengte
400'
Medium/Formaat
DCP
Taal
Dutch, Spanish, Yiddish
Première status
None
Director
Shariff Korver
Producer
Fleur Winters, Leontine Petit
Screenplay
Shariff Korver, Marco van Geffen, Jeroen Scholten van Aschat, Pim Algoed, Vincent van der Valk, Raul Serrano, Eva K. Mathijssen
Cinematography
Melle van Essen, NSC
Principal cast
Rifka Lodeizen, Hans Dagelet, Jack Wouterse, Jan Bijvoet, Teun Lujikx, Chris Nietveld