List of Belgian films of the 2000s
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A list of films produced in Belgium ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Belgian films see Category:Belgian films
2000
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The Captive (La Captive) |
French | Chantal Akerman | Olivia Bonamy, Sylvie Testud | Drama |
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Everybody's Famous (Iedereen Beroemd!) |
Dutch | Dominique Deruddere | Marc Didden | Comedy drama | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominee
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Family Pack (Que faisaient les femmes pendant que l'homme marchait sur la lune?) | French | Chris Vander Stappen | Marie Bunel, Hélène Vincent, Mimie Mathy, Tsilla Chelton, Macha Grenon, Christian Crahay, Emmanuel Bilodeau | Drama | Belgian, French, Swiss and Canadian coproduction |
2001
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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No Man's Land | English | Danis Tanović | Branko Đurić, Filip Šovagović | War | Belgian-Bosnia-Herzegovina-Slovenian-Italian-French-British co-production; Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)
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Lijmen/Het been | Dutch | Robbe De Hert | Willeke van Ammelrooy, Sylvia Kristel, Jan Decleir | Crime | Based on the short stories by Willem Elsschot |
Olivetti 82 | Dutch | Rudi Van Den Bossche | Dirk Roofthooft, Hilde Heijnen, Hans De Munter | Crime | |
Haunted Castle | English | Ben Stassen | Animation |
IMAX film | |
Pauline & Paulette | Dutch | Lieven Debrauwer | Dora Van Der Groen |
Family |
Belgian-Dutch-French co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 74th Academy Awards |
2002
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Alias | Dutch | Jan Verheyen | Hilde De Baerdemaeker, Geert Hunaerts, Hilde Van Mieghem | Horror (Giallo) |
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Le fils (The Son) | French | Luc Dardenne |
Olivier Gourmet | Social drama | Palme d'Or nominee at Cannes; Belgium's official entry for the 75th Academy Awards |
2003
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The Memory of a Killer (De Zaak Alzheimer) |
Dutch | Erik Van Looy | Jan Decleir | Thriller | Belgium's official entry for the 77th Academy Awards; based on the novel by Jef Geeraerts |
Cavale (One: On the Run) |
French | Lucas Belvaux | Lucas Belvaux, Catherine Frot | Thriller | Belgian-French co-production; part one of Lucas Belvaux' "Trilogy" |
Un couple épatant (Two: An Amazing Couple) |
French | Lucas Belvaux | Ornella Muti, François Morel | Comedy | Belgian-French co-production; part two of Lucas Belvaux' "Trilogy" |
Après la vie (Three: After Life) |
French | Lucas Belvaux | Dominique Blanc, Gilbert Melki | Melodrama | Belgian-French co-production; part three of Lucas Belvaux' "Trilogy" |
Any Way the Wind Blows | Dutch, English, French | Tom Barman | Ensemble film | ||
Jeux d'enfants | French | Yann Samuell | Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard | Comedy / Drama / Romance | 3 wins & 2 nominations |
Misadventures in 3D | English | Ben Stassen | Stuart Pankin | Science fiction film | IMAX film; sequel to Encounter in the Third Dimension |
Les triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville) |
French | Sylvain Chomet | Animation |
French-Belgian-Canadian co-production; Academy Award for Best Animated Feature nominee | |
Verder dan de maan (Sea of Silence) | Dutch | Stijn Coninx | Huub Stapel | Drama |
Belgian-Danish-Dutch-German co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 76th Academy Awards |
2004
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The Ordeal (Calvaire) |
French | Fabrice Du Welz | Laurent Lucas | Horror | |
Ae Fond Kiss... | English | Ken Loach | Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle | Drama |
Belgian-British-German-Italian-Spanish co-production |
Le cou de la girafe |
French | Safy Nebbou | Sandrine Bonnaire, Darry Cowl | Drama |
Belgian-French co-production |
Steve + Sky | Dutch | Felix Van Groeningen |
Titus De Voogdt | Drama |
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Sweet Jam (Confituur) |
Dutch | Lieven Debrauwer | Comedy drama | Belgian-Swiss co-production |
2005
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The Intruder (De Indringer) |
Dutch | Frank Van Mechelen | Koen De Bouw, Maaike Neuville, Filip Peeters, Axel Daeseleire | Thriller | Based on true events. |
L'Enfant (The Child) |
French | Luc Dardenne |
Olivier Gourmet | Social drama | Palme d'Or winner; Belgium's official entry for the 78th Academy Awards |
Free Zone | English | Amos Gitai | Natalie Portman | Drama |
Israeli-Belgian-French-Spanish co-production; Palme d'Or nominee |
Hell (L'Enfer) |
Danis Tanović | Emmanuelle Béart, Marie Gillain, Carole Bouquet | Drama |
Belgian-French-Italian-Japanese co-production; the second of the Heaven-Hell-Purgatory trilogy written by Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Miss Montigny | French | Miel Van Hoogenbemt | Sophie Quinton, Ariane Ascaride | Drama | Belgium-France-UK-Luxembourg co-production |
Someone Else's Happiness (Een Ander Zijn Geluk) |
Dutch | Fien Troch | Johanna ter Steege, Josse De Pauw, Jan Decleir | Drama |
Belgian-Dutch co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 79th Academy Awards |
The Ax (Le Couperet) |
French | Costa-Gavras | José Garcia, Olivier Gourmet | Comedy | Belgian-French-Spanish co-production. |
The Wedding Party | German | Dominique Deruddere | Armin Rohde, Uwe Ochsenknecht | Thriller | German‐Belgian co‐production |
Winky's Horse (Het paard van Sinterklaas) |
Dutch | Mischa Kamp | Jan Decleir | Children's film | Belgian-Dutch co-production. |
El abrazo de la tierra | Spanish | José Luis Peñafuerte | Documentary | Belgian-Spanish co-production. |
2006
2007
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Missing Persons Unit (Vermist) |
Dutch | Jan Verheyen | Koen De Bouw, Kevin Janssens, Joke Devynck, Filip Peeters | Crime | |
Ben X | Dutch | Nic Balthazar | Drama |
Belgium's official entry for the 80th Academy Awards; based on the novel by Nic Balthazar | |
Ex Drummer | Dutch | Koen Mortier | Drama |
Based on the novel by Herman Brusselmans | |
Dagen zonder Lief | Dutch | Felix Van Groeningen |
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Man Zkt Vrouw (A Perfect Match) | Dutch | Miel Van Hoogenbemt | Jan Decleir | Comedy |
2008
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Vinyan | English | Fabrice Du Welz | Rufus Sewell, Emmanuelle Béart, Julie Dreyfus | Horror | Belgian-British-French co-production |
Left Bank (Linkeroever) |
Dutch | Pieter Van Hees | Matthias Schoenaerts, Eline Kuppens, Sien Eggers, Tom Dewispelaere | Horror | |
Largo Winch | English | Jérôme Salle | Miki Manojlovic |
Thriller | Belgian-French co-production; based on the comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme |
Loft | Dutch | Erik Van Looy | Matthias Schoenaerts, Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Koen De Graeve, Bruno Vanden Broecke, Jan Decleir | Thriller | |
JCVD | French | Mabrouk El Mechri | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Crime | Belgian-French-Luxembourgian co-production |
Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium) | Dutch | Christophe Van Rompaey | Barbara Sarafian | Romantic comedy | |
Eldorado | French | Bouli Lanners | Bouli Lanners, Philippe Nahon | Road movie | Belgian-French co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 81st Academy Awards |
Fly Me to the Moon | English | Ben Stassen | Ed Begley, Jr., Buzz Aldrin |
Animation | First Belgian feature-length CGI-animated film; Europe's first digital 3D film; only picture to date to receive an exclusively digital 3D release in the U.S.; also released as an IMAX film |
Max & Co | Samuel Guillaume, Frédéric Guillaume | Animated film | Stop-motion animated; Belgian-British-French-Swiss co-production | ||
Le silence de Lorna (Lorna's Silence) | French | Luc Dardenne |
Arta Dobroshi | Social drama | Belgian-British-French co-production; Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)
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2009
English title (original title) |
Original language | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Dossier K. | Dutch | Jan Verheyen | Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, R. Kan Albay, Blerim Destani | Thriller | Based on the novel by Jef Geeraerts |
Amer | French | Bruno Forzani |
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The Misfortunates (De Helaasheid der Dingen) |
Dutch | Felix Van Groeningen |
Koen De Graeve, Johan Heldenbergh, Bert Haelvoet | Social drama | Belgium's official entry for the 82nd Academy Awards; based on the novel by Dimitri Verhulst |
Reiki | English | Pedro Chaves | Martin Swabey, Cela Yildiz | Fantasy action | |
Mr. Nobody | English | Jaco Van Dormael | Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh Dan Pham | Science fiction | Belgian-Canadian-French-German co-production; most expensive Belgian film to date; Golden Lion nominee; winner of Golden Osella |
A Town Called Panic (Panique au Village) |
French | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar | Animated film | Stop-motion animated; Belgian-French-Luxembourgian co-production | |
The Secret of Kells | English | Tomm Moore | Animation | Belgian-French-Irish co-production; nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature | |
Soeur Sourire |
French, Dutch | Stijn Coninx | Cécile De France, Sandrine Blancke, Jan Decleir |
Biopic |
Belgian-French co-production; based on the life of Jeanine Deckers aka The Singing Nun |
Suske en Wiske: De Texas-Rakkers (Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers) | Dutch | Mark Mertens, Wim Bien | Animation | Belgian-Dutch-Luxembourgian co-production; most expensive Flemish film to date; based on the comic book series by Willy Vandersteen |
External links
- Belgian film at the Internet Movie Database