The Wall (1998)
Le Mur
This is a surrealistic film about a local small town 'hot chips' owner who finds his store cut in half by a newly erected wall in Belgium that is meant to separate the Flemish speakers from the Walloons (French Speakers) . Unfortunately for Albert, he finds himself on the wrong side of the wall after a long night of new millennium partying and the beginning of a love affair with a gorgeous Flemish girl.
- Date of release
- 1998-12-18
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Alain Berliner
Casting
- Daniel Hanssens — Albert
- Pascale Bal — Wendy
- Mil Seghers — Marcel
- Michaël Pas — Stijn
- Damien Gillard — Didier
- Harry Cleven — le gréviste
- Laurence Bibot — la journaliste
Interesting facts
The Wall is a 1998 Belgian tragicomedy film, directed by Alain Berliner for the 2000, Seen By... series. The story is a surreal satirical allegory of the bi-lingual problems in Belgium.
Production
The film was made for the 2000, Seen By... project, initiated by the French company Hout et Court to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries.
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