BASTARD

BASTAARD

By Mathieu MORTELMANS

FLANDERS IMAGE - as PROMO

Thriller - Completed 2018

When Daan and his mother invite the homeless Radja to stay in their house as a replacement for their dead brother and son, fractured family relationships dissolve even further.

    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Thriller
    • Countries
    • BELGIUM
    • Languages
    • DUTCH
    • Duration
    • 105 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mathieu MORTELMANS
    • Writer(s)
    • Jan PEPERMANS, Stefanie VAN HECKE
    • Producer(s)
    • Yoshi AESAERT (Marmelade)
    • Synopsis
    • Two years after the tragic loss of his older brother, 17-year-old Daan has by default become the head of a trauma-torn family. Because his father has taken refuge 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 is steadily developing 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…