Marché du Film: Ivan Boekmans & Guy Lee Thys’ SUSPECT,w/ Gene Bervoets, Zoë De Roovere, Karlij

Posted by The Gomorrahizer at 5:48pm.

Posted in Trailer Alerts , Drama, Continental Europe & Russia.

Distribution rights for Ivan Boekmans and Guy Lee Thys’ Belgian drama Suspect are being offered for sale by Cinemavault Releasing International Inc. at the Marché du Film in Cannes. The movie is being screened at the Riviera 2 tomorrow (May 21st) at 10:00 a.m. (10:00); it was previously screened there on May 18th. Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) released it theatrically in Belgium on November 16th of last year.

As was previously reported here on Twitch, the screenplay for Suspect was written by Thys. The movie stars Gene Bervoets as Rob De Koster, Zoë De Roovere as Sandy, Karlijn Sileghem as Nell, Ellen ten Damme as Lydia de Beule, Elias Mentzel as Jimmy, Frank Focketyn as Janssen, Joke Devynck as Conny Haas, Gert Portael as the commissioner, Rudolph Segers as Ben, Karen Van Malderen as Monique, and Fred Van Kuyk as Broeckmans.

Here’s a synopsis for Suspect from Cinemavault Releasing International’s website: “Sandy (Zoe De Roovere) and her mentally-disabled brother Jimmy (Elias Mentzel) live with their mother Nell (Karlijn Sileghem) and their stepfather Rob (Gene Bervoets). Sandy refuses to accept Rob as a father-figure, and when he puts her dog - the only living memory of her natural father - to sleep, Sandy begins to isolate herself even further. ¶ She soon finds comfort with Lydia (Ellen Ten Damme), a former social worker. Not long after their friendship begins, Sandy confides to Lydia about her nightmares, which all allude to sexual elements and centre on her stepfather. Lydia proclaims loudly that Sandy is yet another victim of sexual abuse. ¶ As a result, Rob becomes the subject in a whole series of accusations, and public opinion grows increasingly convinced of his guilt. Suddenly, Rob gets thrust into a public and media circus. But is Sandy really the victim, or is she just a pawn in a series of events gone completely out of control?”

Suspect trailer #2 (downloadable 11.8 MB MOV file - viewer discretion is advised)
Suspect official website (w/ trailer #1)
Cinemavault Releasing International: Suspect