HOTEL SWOONI
by Kaat Beels
synopsis
Joyeux , a young African boy, and his father Amadou have immigrated illegally to Belgium. When Amadou is caught and detained, Joyeux decides to pursue the fairytale his father once told him of the Hotel Swooni: a place where everyone is happy — and where Joyeux and Amdou could be happy too. As Joyeux enters the hotel, he quickly learns that it may not be as welcoming as his father had promised...
international title: | Hotel Swooni |
original title: | Swooni |
country: | Belgium |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Kaat Beels |
release date: | BE 24/08/2011 |
screenplay: | Annelies Verbeke, Michel Sabbe, Kaat Beels |
cast: | Vigny Tchakouani, Geert Van Rampelberg, Sara De Roo, Natali Broods, Viviane de Muynck, Issaka Sawadogo |
cinematography by: | Frank van den Eeden |
film editing: | Philippe Ravoet |
art director: | Hubert Pouille |
music: | Wim De Wilde |
producer: | Peter Bouckaert |
production: | Eyeworks Film & TV Drama NV |
distributor: | Kinepolis Film Distribution |