Hop (2002)

Director:

Dominique Standaert

Release Date:

16 October 2002 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

All Justin and his father want to do is sit down and enjoy a soccer game together. This simple act sparks...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorism | Belgian | Expulsion | Foreigner | Title Spoken By Character

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Kalomba Mboyi	...	Justin (as Kalomba Mbuyi)
Jan Decleir	...	Frans Misonne
Antje de Boeck	...	Gerda Van Hove
Ansou Diedhiou	...	Dieudonné
Alexandra Vandernoot	...	Commissaire Taminiaux
Serge-Henri Valcke	...	Ministre de l'Intérieur
Emile Mpenza	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sjarel Branckaerts
Thierry de Coster
Eric De Staercke
Serge Larivière
Nicolas Majois	...	A student
Alain Pieret	...	Operator
Peter Van den Begin	...	Simon

Directed by
Dominique Standaert

Original Music by
Vincent D'Hondt

Cinematography by
Raymond Fromont

Casting by
Gerda Diddens

Set Decoration by
Ivan Bruyère

Production Management
Alexandra Meese	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Garant	....	first assistant director
Frédéric Roullier-Gall	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Patrick Lemmens	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Philippe Vandendriessche	....	sound effects

Visual Effects by
Arnout Deurinck	....	film recording engineer

Camera and Electrical Department
Pukyo Ruiz de Somocurcio	....	first assistant camera
Tanguy Delhez	....	eletrician

Editorial Department
Arnout Deurinck	....	digital intermediate supervisor

Other crew
Peter Van den Borre	....	location manager
Bernard Vander Donckt	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Signature Films
• Sokan

Distributors

• Boomerang Productions (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Eén (2009) (Belgium) (TV)
• Film Movement (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Athalys  camera equipment provided by
• Ace Digital House  post-production

Country:

Belgium

Language:

French | Dutch

Color:

Color | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Belgium:KT | Sweden:11 | Norway:11

Filming Locations:

Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium

Company:

Signature Films

Trivia:

Belgium's first feature film shot on HDCAM.

Amazing

I don't usually get a chance to go to film festivals, but i am so glad I went to see HOP. This is an excellent film and a refreshing change to the ones Hollywood likes to churn out.

I knew nothing about this movie when I went into the theatre, but I loved it. It was funny, and not slapstick or any of that stupid 'Dumb and Dumber' or 'American Pie' crap. It was genuinely funny. I don't know why people keep saying that the story line was terrible, the ending was predictable, yes, but isn't that true with almost all Hollywood movies? Hmmm?

You gotta love the characters. They are so real, and the director and screenwriter were quite clever in revealing a lot of their history (like between Gerda) without making it ham-handed and melodramatic. The acting was very good.

I think its the pastoral and simple touch to the film. It still has a bit of that light quality, and yet some poignancy to its make. It is definitely a film worth watching and your only concern will be actually finding a theatre that will screen it.