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Bastaard

Bastaard

Grief is a necessary evil

20195.51h 45m

Overview

Two years after the tragic loss of his older brother, 17-year-old Daan unwillingly goes along when his grieving family decides to give shelter to a homeless teenager called Radja. But as Daan witnesses how this stranger's presence deeply affects his mother, he starts to unravel Radja's mysterious past.

Directed by Mathieu Mortelmans
Written by Mathieu Mortelmans, Jan Pepermans, Stefanie Vanhecke
Produced by Yoshi Aesaert
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Top Cast

Spencer Bogaert

Spencer Bogaert

Daan Van Noey

Tine Reymer

Tine Reymer

Nina Van Noey

Bjarne Devolder

Bjarne Devolder

Radja Loens

Koen De Bouw

Koen De Bouw

Filip Van Noey

Lucas Van den Eynde

Lucas Van den Eynde

Wijkagent Luc Callens

Dirk Roofthooft

Dirk Roofthooft

Paul Coussement

Lukas Bulteel

Lukas Bulteel

Wes Segers

Els Olaerts

Els Olaerts

Martine Naessens

Arne De Tremerie

Arne De Tremerie

Robbie Van Noey

Cesar De Sutter

Cesar De Sutter

Jonas Rottiers

Themes & Keywords

angryaggressiveadmiringadoringambiguousambivalentappreciativeapprovingaudaciousbaffled

About Bastaard

Bastaard is a thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of angry, aggressive, admiring, adoring, ambiguous, ambivalent. Directed by Mathieu Mortelmans, it stars Spencer Bogaert, Tine Reymer, Bjarne Devolder. Two years after the tragic loss of his older brother, 17-year-old Daan unwillingly goes along when his grieving family decides to give shelter to a homeless teenager called Radja. But as Daan witnesses how this stranger's presence deeply affects his mother, he starts to unravel Radja's mysterious past.

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