BASTARD

BASTAARD

By Mathieu MORTELMANS

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Drama - Completed 2019

After the loss of their oldest son, a grieving family gives shelter to a homeless teenager. The sudden presence of this mysterious stranger will have a deep impact on their lives and future…

    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama, Thriller
    • Countries
    • BELGIUM
    • Languages
    • FLEMISH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 104 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mathieu MORTELMANS
    • Writer(s)
    • Stefanie VANHECKE, Jan PEPERMANS
    • Producer(s)
    • Yoshi AESAERT (Marmalade TV)
    • Synopsis
    • Two years after the tragic loss of his older brother, Daan, aged 17, has unwantedly become the head of a trauma-torn family. Because his father has taken flight in work, Daan feels forced to take care of his mother. The weight of grief seems impossible to overcome until the family meets homeless teenager Radja. Daan’s mother grasps this opportunity to fill the void and offers the unknown boy shelter in the family home. Once Daan realizes that Radja steadily develops power over his mother, he decides to delve into the newcomer’s mysterious past. Soon he fears that the intruder may have all the features of a psychopath…