Ad Fundum (1996)

College initiation rites on one Belgian campus end in tragic death of one freshman. His friends are determined to see the justice done.

Director:

Erik Van Looy

Writer:

Mark Punt

Stars:

Marilou Mermans, Jaak Van Assche, Sven De Ridder

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marilou Mermans	...	Magda Raes
Jaak Van Assche	...	Louis Raes
Sven De Ridder	...	Sammy Raes
Tom Van Landuyt	...	Tom Smits
Mathias Sercu	...	Dennis
Tuur De Weert	...	Professor Bax
Joep Onderdelinden	...	Joop
Margot van Doorn	...	Petra Derks
Jan Bijvoet	...	Piet
Victor Zaidi	...	Piet
Tom Van Bauwel	...	Guy de Bogaerts
Gert Lahousse	...	Coco
Axel Daeseleire	...	Tits
Tania Poppe
Thomas Verhuyck	...	Waiter 't Vat'

Storyline

Sammy Raes, a nice, naive law-freshman from a simple family, dies in a form of hazing known as the 'flying carpet'. The father of the arrogant fraternity president Guy Bogaerts who ordered this reckless procedure abuses his connections to prevent a judicial homicide conviction, while the college authorities prefer to avoid a scandal in the press. However Sammy's freshmen friends Tom Smits and Dennis won't leave it at that.

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Plot Keywords:

freshman | campus | hazing | student | prank | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Belgium

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

27 April 1996 (South Korea)

Filming Locations:

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Ad fundum (bottoms up)

This film is really not too bad at all, for it is very realistic and the acting and the story are quite good as well. The only thing this film suffers from is the last 'love' scene (f..k me hard we got nothing to celebrate). That scene really makes no sense at all and I thought was only thrown in, because film about fraternities ought to have some sex in it. The rest of the film, I have not much comment about, although I can imagine some people might think the 'flying carpet' game is too over the top. I can imagine you sitting there and thinking: 'No. They would NOT be that stupid.' Well I've heard stories and it seems they are. Stories like tying someone between two mattresses and throwing them out of the window. How it ended? SPLAT! Dead. This is no joke, it is serious, too serious. So next time my friends, when you think of going to a fraternity or when you are in it and giving the freshmen a hard time. Think about what you do. Think carefully.

7 out of 10