Adoration

  • 98'
  • Belgium
  • 2019

Twelve-year-old Paul likes to play in the woods close to the psychiatric institution where his mother works. One day, he meets the young patient Gloria, who is constantly trying to escape. The staff of the clinic say she's dangerous, and hears voices in her head. Following an incident, Paul and Gloria flee together. Gloria wants to go to Bretagne, where her grandpa lives. She sets out accompanied by Paul, first on foot and later in a small boat.

Adoration is lyrically filmed road movie through the Ardennes, a region where director Du Welz has set two previous films, including Calvaire (2004). The young pair meet various people along the way, and sensitive Paul is confronted by Gloria's unpredictable behaviour. His awakening sexual feelings perfectly match the pastoral atmosphere evoked by Du Welz. At the beginning of the film, Paul saves a bird – but can he save Gloria?

  • 98'
  • Belgium
  • 2019
Director
Fabrice Du Welz
Countries of production
Belgium, France
Year
2019
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
98'
Medium
DCP
Language
French
Producers
Manuel Chiche, Vincent Tavier, Violaine Barbaroux
Production Companies
Panique, Savage Film, The Jokers Films
Sales
Memento Films International
Screenplay
Fabrice Du Welz, Romain Protat, Vincent Tavier
Cinematography
Manuel Dacosse
Editor
Anne-Laure Guégan
Production Design
Emmanuel De Meulemeester
Sound Design
Fred Meert
Music
Vincent Cahay
Cast
Béatrice Dalle, Benoît Poelvoorde, Laurent Lucas, Peter Van den Begin, Gwendolyn Cornelius, Anaël Snoek, Fantine Harduin
Local Distributor
Imagine Filmdistributie Nederland
Director
Fabrice Du Welz
Countries of production
Belgium, France
Year
2019
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
98'
Medium
DCP
Language
French
Producers
Manuel Chiche, Vincent Tavier, Violaine Barbaroux
Production Companies
Panique, Savage Film, The Jokers Films
Sales
Memento Films International
Screenplay
Fabrice Du Welz, Romain Protat, Vincent Tavier
Cinematography
Manuel Dacosse
Editor
Anne-Laure Guégan
Production Design
Emmanuel De Meulemeester
Sound Design
Fred Meert
Music
Vincent Cahay
Cast
Béatrice Dalle, Benoît Poelvoorde, Laurent Lucas, Peter Van den Begin, Gwendolyn Cornelius, Anaël Snoek, Fantine Harduin
Local Distributor
Imagine Filmdistributie Nederland