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The Ardennes

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6.7/10 • 176

2015-10-141h 33m

CrimeDramaThriller

A brutal home-jacking goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off, leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth however possible, but is witnessing how the highly strung Kenneth tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie.

Directors
Robin Pront
Writters
Jeroen Perceval
Editors
Jeroen Perceval, Alain Dessauvage

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  1. Jeroen Perceval

    Jeroen Perceval

    Dave

  2. Veerle Baetens

    Veerle Baetens

    Sylvie

  3. Kevin Janssens

    Kevin Janssens

    Kenneth

  4. Eric Godon

    Eric Godon

    Gérard

  5. Jan Bijvoet

    Jan Bijvoet

    Stef

  6. Peter van den Begin

    Peter van den Begin

    Car Wash owner

  7. Sam Louwyck

    Sam Louwyck

    Joyce

  8. Viviane de Muynck

    Viviane de Muynck

    Mariette

  9. Rachid El Ghazaoui

    Rachid El Ghazaoui

    Chalid

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Reno

Apr 14, 2016

6/10

The brotherhood is tested for a woman they're onto.
The Dutch crime-drama about two brothers, especially the plot revolves as a love triangle, but it is not a romance movie. The movie opened in the middle of some crime scene which is never going to be revealed what actually happened, because it wasn't important as the film's narration is something else. What comes later is the twist in the character's relationship with each other, especially between two brothers and a woman they're in love. The actual story begins a few years later to that opening incident. Looks everything has changed at that point, except one of the brother who just stepped outside the prison. The remaining is all about the condition of the family and the romance relationship that appears to be complicated to explain to one another. When it begins to unfold, the final twist strikes which bring further complexity to the conclusion section. Frankly, I did not like the first two acts. Actually, I expected it to be a crime story. With two tough characters the scenes did not create enough curiosity or the thrilling moments. But the third act is where the movie changed its pace as well as genre to what I was eagerly waiting for. Because of the decent developments in the earlier, this ending was so exciting. But overall product is just above average. That means it is not a bad flick, yet everyone's not going to like it. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
Dutch
Budget
$2,200,000.00
Revenue
$1,366,879.00
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