Frank Vercruyssen

Any Way the Wind Blows (2003)

Antwerp, at the beginning of June. On a sunny Friday, eight people dream of having a different life. There's wind and music, police and paranoia, gossip and fighting. There's an old virus, an astrayed frisbee, a dead horse, and a mysterious person called Windman. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Barman
CAST:  Frank Vercruyssen  •  Diane De Belder  •  Eric Kloeck  •  Natali Broods

Antwerp, at the beginning of June. On a sunny Friday, eight people dream of having a different life. There's wind and music, police and paranoia, gossip and fighting. There's an old virus, an astrayed frisbee, a dead horse, and a mysterious person called Windman. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Barman
CAST:  Frank Vercruyssen  •  Diane De Belder  •  Eric Kloeck  •  Natali Broods

Guernsey (2005)

Guernsey is the story of a woman who suddenly looks at her own life and wonders how she became miles apart from the people she is closest to.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nanouk Leopold
CAST:  Maria Kraakman  •  Fedja van Huêt  •  Johanna ter Steege  •  Frank Vercruyssen

Guernsey is the story of a woman who suddenly looks at her own life and wonders how she became miles apart from the people she is closest to.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nanouk Leopold
CAST:  Maria Kraakman  •  Fedja van Huêt  •  Johanna ter Steege  •  Frank Vercruyssen

Rosie (1998)

In a juvenile lockup, a new ward answers questions: she's Rosie, 13, no parents, a sister Irene, a brother Michel. In flashbacks we find out what happened. She lives with Irene, who's 27, whom Rosie knows is in fact her mother, but that's their secret. Irene's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Toye
CAST:  Aranka Coppens  •  Dirk Roofthooft  •  Sara De Roo  •  Joost Wynant

In a juvenile lockup, a new ward answers questions: she's Rosie, 13, no parents, a sister Irene, a brother Michel. In flashbacks we find out what happened. She lives with Irene, who's 27, whom Rosie knows is in fact her mother, but that's their secret. Irene's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Toye
CAST:  Aranka Coppens  •  Dirk Roofthooft  •  Sara De Roo  •  Joost Wynant

Everything Must Go (1996)

Tony is a homosexual law student who quits his studies. With a van and a handful of cash, he hits the road hoping to become a salesman. This, however, turns out to be harder than he expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Verheyen
CAST:  Stany Crets  •  Bart De Pauw  •  Jaak Van Assche  •  Peter van den Begin

Tony is a homosexual law student who quits his studies. With a van and a handful of cash, he hits the road hoping to become a salesman. This, however, turns out to be harder than he expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Verheyen
CAST:  Stany Crets  •  Bart De Pauw  •  Jaak Van Assche  •  Peter van den Begin

Early Birds (2012)

Mila, a 12-year-old rebellious girl has a secret crush on her 40 year old neighbour and coach, Sam. When Mila finds out that he's moving away to Italy for at least a year, she conceives the plan to go with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeroen Bogaert
CAST:  Szaga Lauwers  •  Jasper Provijn  •  Elly De Vriendt  •  Tom van Bauwel

Mila, a 12-year-old rebellious girl has a secret crush on her 40 year old neighbour and coach, Sam. When Mila finds out that he's moving away to Italy for at least a year, she conceives the plan to go with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeroen Bogaert
CAST:  Szaga Lauwers  •  Jasper Provijn  •  Elly De Vriendt  •  Tom van Bauwel

Manneken Pis (1995)

An orphan comes to the big city of Brussels to find love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank van Passel
CAST:  Antje De Boeck  •  Frank Vercruyssen  •  Ann Petersen  •  Wim Opbrouck

An orphan comes to the big city of Brussels to find love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank van Passel
CAST:  Antje De Boeck  •  Frank Vercruyssen  •  Ann Petersen  •  Wim Opbrouck

Left Bank (2008)

A chilling thriller about a woman, who upon moving in with her new boyfriend, becomes obsessed with the fate of the previous tenant and descends into madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pieter Van Hees
CAST:  Eline Kuppens  •  Matthias Schoenaerts  •  Sien Eggers  •  Tom Dewispelaere

A chilling thriller about a woman, who upon moving in with her new boyfriend, becomes obsessed with the fate of the previous tenant and descends into madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pieter Van Hees
CAST:  Eline Kuppens  •  Matthias Schoenaerts  •  Sien Eggers  •  Tom Dewispelaere

Nowhere Man (2008)

A drama about a fortysomething man who entertains fantasies of a different life. Staging his apparent death, he moves to an island but pines for his former existence, and wonders if he could return to it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Toye
CAST:  Frank Vercruyssen  •  Sara De Roo  •  Wim Willaert  •  Els Olaerts

A drama about a fortysomething man who entertains fantasies of a different life. Staging his apparent death, he moves to an island but pines for his former existence, and wonders if he could return to it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Toye
CAST:  Frank Vercruyssen  •  Sara De Roo  •  Wim Willaert  •  Els Olaerts

Villa Des Roses (2002)

In 1913, a young woman starts work as a maid in a seedy Parisian boarding house full of eccentrics. When she falls in love with one of the guests, she must choose between her son and her new romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank van Passel
CAST:  Julie Delpy  •  Shaun Dingwall  •  Harriet Walter  •  Shirley Henderson

In 1913, a young woman starts work as a maid in a seedy Parisian boarding house full of eccentrics. When she falls in love with one of the guests, she must choose between her son and her new romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank van Passel
CAST:  Julie Delpy  •  Shaun Dingwall  •  Harriet Walter  •  Shirley Henderson

Patrick (2019)

Patrick is the handyman on his father's naturist campsite. The remaining time he dedicates to his hobby, designing and creating wooden furniture. When Patrick loses his campsite hammer, his quest to retrieve it takes him to the farthest corners of the camping grounds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Mielants
CAST:  Kevin Janssens  •  Pierre Bokma  •  Hannah Hoekstra  •  Jemaine Clement

Patrick is the handyman on his father's naturist campsite. The remaining time he dedicates to his hobby, designing and creating wooden furniture. When Patrick loses his campsite hammer, his quest to retrieve it takes him to the farthest corners of the camping grounds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Mielants
CAST:  Kevin Janssens  •  Pierre Bokma  •  Hannah Hoekstra  •  Jemaine Clement

Marriage a la Mode (1973)

The main character is a woman trapped in the long stifling marriage in a boring province. She has an affair with a traveling photographer, follows him to Paris, and then has a series of unsatisfactory but interesting relationships, one of which is with a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Mardore
CAST:  Catherine Jourdan  •  Yves Beneyton  •  Maurice Bénichou  •  Sylvette Cabrisseau

The main character is a woman trapped in the long stifling marriage in a boring province. She has an affair with a traveling photographer, follows him to Paris, and then has a series of unsatisfactory but interesting relationships, one of which is with a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Mardore
CAST:  Catherine Jourdan  •  Yves Beneyton  •  Maurice Bénichou  •  Sylvette Cabrisseau

Tettebakkes: Making of 'The Patrick' (2020)

A 15 minute documentary about making ' The Patrick'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonas Govaerts
CAST:  Tim Mielants  •  Kevin Janssens  •  Janne Desmet  •  Jemaine Clement

A 15 minute documentary about making ' The Patrick'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonas Govaerts
CAST:  Tim Mielants  •  Kevin Janssens  •  Janne Desmet  •  Jemaine Clement

The Art of Lying (2020)

A couple tries to lie to an insurance agent and steal money from their theft insurance. But the broker is determined to expose their lies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mathijs F. Scheepers
CAST:  Bruno Vanden Broecke  •  Evelien Bosmans  •  Frank Vercruyssen

A couple tries to lie to an insurance agent and steal money from their theft insurance. But the broker is determined to expose their lies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mathijs F. Scheepers
CAST:  Bruno Vanden Broecke  •  Evelien Bosmans  •  Frank Vercruyssen

Zillion (2022)

It's 1997. Frank Verstraeten, a computer genius with a nose for business, a fascination for nightlife and an unhealthy urge to prove himself, only wants one thing: his own disco that not only outperforms the competition but simply humiliates it. The futuristic mega ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Pront
CAST:  Matteo Simoni  •  Charlotte Timmers  •  Barbara Sarafian  •  Geert Van Rampelberg

It's 1997. Frank Verstraeten, a computer genius with a nose for business, a fascination for nightlife and an unhealthy urge to prove himself, only wants one thing: his own disco that not only outperforms the competition but simply humiliates it. The futuristic mega ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Pront
CAST:  Matteo Simoni  •  Charlotte Timmers  •  Barbara Sarafian  •  Geert Van Rampelberg

Wil (2023)

Wilfried Wils is an auxiliary policeman in Antwerp at the start of the Second World War. The city is in the grip of violence and distrust. Wilfried does what he can for himself, avoiding paths that are too slippery. He receives attention and material support from a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Mielants
CAST:  Stef Aerts  •  Matteo Simoni  •  Annelore Crollet  •  Dirk Roofthooft

Wilfried Wils is an auxiliary policeman in Antwerp at the start of the Second World War. The city is in the grip of violence and distrust. Wilfried does what he can for himself, avoiding paths that are too slippery. He receives attention and material support from a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Mielants
CAST:  Stef Aerts  •  Matteo Simoni  •  Annelore Crollet  •  Dirk Roofthooft