Een ander zijn geluk (2005)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Fien Troch

Writer:

Fien Troch (scenario)

Release Date:

7 December 2005 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A village outside Brussels in rocked by the hit-and-run killing of a child. |

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Ina Geerts	...	Christine
Johanna ter Steege	...	Ann
Johan Leysen	...	Francis
Natali Broods	...	Gerda
Elmo Mistlaen	...	Sam
Peter Van den Begin	...	Mark
Josse De Pauw	...	Inspecteur
Viviane de Muynck	...	Moeder Christine
Gilles Lagay	...	Vader Christine
Geert Van Rampelberg	...	Collega Mark
Robbie Cleiren	...	Fred
Bruno Vanden Broucke	...	Hendrik
Sara De Bosschere	...	Marie
Frank Chartier	...	Njord
Laure Humblet	...	Vicky
Gilles Vandecaveye	...	Nico
Arend Pinoy	...	Stijn
Els Deceukelier	...	Sonja
Cesar De Sutter	...	Tom & Bart
Laura Van Haecke	...	Sally Jane
Franck Chartier	...	Njord
Jan Decleir	...	Johnny De Flow
Arsène Goossens	...	Vriend Johnny
Frieda Pittoors	...	Conciërge Njord
Lana Macanovic	...	Collega Christine
Niña Van Driessche	...	Dochter Sonja
Gunther Lesage	...	Bankdirecteur
Carmen Anna Sels	...	Klant optiek
Marijke Pinoy	...	Klant droogkuis
Iris Van Hoof	...	Nieuwsanker
Katelijne Verbeke	...	Dubbing (voice)
Stefaan Van Brabandt	...	Dubbing (voice)
Kaat Mendonck	...	Dubbing (voice)
Peter De Graef	...	Dubbing (voice)
Sofie Sente	...	Dubbing (voice)

Directed by
Fien Troch

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fien Troch		scenario

Produced by
Jeroen Beker	....	co-producer
Antonino Lombardo	....	producer
Ludo Troch	....	co-producer
Frans van Gestel	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Peter Van Laerhoven

Cinematography by
Frank van den Eeden

Film Editing by
Nico Leunen

Production Design by
Gert Stas

Makeup Department
Esther De Goey	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Christel Helsen	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Johan Ivens	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Mathieu Cox	....	sound re-recording mixer
Senjan Jansen	....	sound designer
Ingrid Ralet	....	sound editor
Frank Struys	....	sound
Olivier Thys	....	assistant foley artist
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Kristof Van Torre	....	electrician
Gaetan Verboven	....	still photographer

Other crew
Jo Nijns	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Motel Films
• Prime Time

Distributors

• 1More Film (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Prime Time (2005) (Belgium) (all media)

Also Known As:

Someone Else's Happiness (International: English title) (USA)

Runtime:

Canada:98 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Belgium | Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Belgium:KT

Company:

Motel Films

Amazing debut of a real talent

"Een Ander Zijn Geluk" (a.k.a. "Someone Else's Happiness") has received an enormous amount of acclaim at several prestigious international film festivals, but failed to make a big impression on critics and audiences in Belgium, its country of origin. That is particularly unfortunate since this excellent film marks the discovery of a truly gifted new filmmaker, a young woman named Fien Troch. In terrific cinemascope compositions, she paints a portrait of what happens in a small town community when a child is killed in a hit-and-run accident. This is a film filled with silences, but it manages to convey a heartwrenching sense of human sadness regardless of its lack of emotional outbursts or big dramatic moments. The ensemble cast shines in doing the most with a minimum of dialogue and really turns this bleak and potentially overly distant tale into a gripping illustration of human loneliness, isolation and inability to communicate. When David Eugene Edwards' beautifully tormented end credits song kicks in, you know you've seen something special. "Een Ander Zijn Geluk" reminded me of Atom Egoyan's and Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu's best work, and since it is Belgium's entry for the 2007 Academy Awards I wish it the best of luck - it deserves the highest praise.