THE INVADER
synopsis
Amadou, a strong and charismatic African man, is washed up on a beach in southern Europe. Fate leads him to Brussels where, full of optimism, he tries to make a better life for himself. Exploited by traffickers, his daily life is slowly drained of hope, until he meets Agnès, a beautiful and brilliant businesswoman. She is seduced by his charm and force of character, while he projects all his hopes and dreams onto her. The illusion quickly shatters, and Agnès breaks all contact with Amadou, who little by little sinks into destructive violence, struggling with his inner demons.
international title: | The Invader |
original title: | L'envahisseur |
country: | Belgium |
sales agent: | BAC Films |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Nicolas Provost |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | BE 23/11/2011, NL 24/05/2012 |
screenplay: | Nicolas Provost, Giordano Gederlini, François Pirot |
cast: | Issaka Sawadogo, Stefania Rocca, Serge Riaboukine, Dieudonné Kanbongo, Hannelore Knuts |
cinematography by: | Frank van den Eeden |
film editing: | Nico Leunen |
art director: | Françoise Joset |
costumes designer: | Nathalie Leborgne |
producer: | Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Olivier Bronckart |
production: | Versus Production, Prime Time, Hepp Film |
backing: | Centre du Cinéma et de lʼAudiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Voo, Bruxellimage, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Swedish Film Institute, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, Inver Invest, MEDIA programme of the European Community (Slate Funding and i2i), International Film Festival Rotterdam's CineMart, Binger Filmlab, Ateliers dʼAngers 2007 |
distributor: | O'Brother Distribution |