Chris Boni

When his son joins the labour movement, the weather-beaten, work-worn farmer Van Paemel is driven off his land by the local landowner and is forced to move into an impoverished hovel. Another son is wounded in a hunting accident and his daughter is made pregnant by one of the landowner's offsprings. (FlandersImage.be)

Based on the book by Hendrik Conscience, this movie tells the tale of the Flemish uprising against the French, leading to the 'Guldensporenslag' (Battle of the Golden Spurs).

Hugues cannot get over the untimely death of his wife Blanche, who made him happy for ten years. He lives alone in his house in Bruges, a city he would like to be dead like his wife. The sorrowful widower has transformed the place he lives in into a shrine dedicated to his beloved wife. One day, he meets Jeanne, a ballet dancer, who looks like Blanche.

Going on a safari is a dream for many. For middle-aged couple Linda and Troyer, it turns into a horribly real adventure when they get left behind in the wilderness.