Loft (2008/I)

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Director:

Erik Van Looy

Writer:

Bart De Pauw (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 October 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Five friends. One loft. One body.

Plot:

Five close friends, all of them married, share a loft to meet their mistresses. One day they find the body of a young woman in the loft. Since there are only five keys to the loft, the five men begin to suspect each other of murder.

Plot Keywords:

Loft | Friend | Murder | Key | Pubic Hair

Cast

Koen De Bouw	...	Chris Van Outryve
Filip Peeters	...	Vincent Stevens
Matthias Schoenaerts	...	Filip Willems
Bruno Vanden Broecke	...	Luc Seynaeve (as Bruno Vanden Broucke)
Koen De Graeve	...	Marnix Laureys
Veerle Baetens	...	Ann Marai
Tine Reymer	...	Barbara Stevens
An Miller	...	Ellen Van Outryve
Charlotte Vandermeersch	...	Vicky Willems
Wine Dierickx	...	Elsie Seynaeve
Maaike Cafmeyer	...	Miriam Laureys
Marie Vinck	...	Sarah Delporte
Jan Decleir	...	Ludwig Tyberghein
Gene Bervoets	...	Burgemeester Van Esbroeck
Sara de Roo	...	Vrouwelijke ondervrager
Dirk Roofthooft	...	Mannelijke ondervrager
Laura Verlinden	...	Sharon
Ruth Beeckmans	...	Anja
Barbara Dzikanowice	...	Hoertje
Ina Geerts	...	Vrouw burgemeester
Sophie Van Peel	...	Vrouw Tyberghein
Olivier De Smet	...	Vriend Sharon
Carl Van Baelen	...	Bruiloft genodigde / Bezoeker politiebureau
Ben Mouling	...	Vriend Sharon
Veronique Boubane	...	Zwart meisje
Lindsay Bervoets	...	Vriendin Filip
Tiffany Van den Brande	...	Vriendin Filip
Pam Borgoo	...	Immovrouw
Sara Giulini	...	Vriendin Tyberghein
Tessa Van Winkel	...	Vrouw bar Düsseldorf
Sylvie Kruppa	...	Vrouw bar Düsseldorf
Els Talloen	...	Vriendin Sharon
Imke Courtois	...	Vriendin Sharon
Véronique Billon	...	Vriendin Sharon
Marianne Bolle	...	Vriendin Sharon
Nana Jans	...	Vriendin Sharon
Adia Panteleeff	...	Vrouw toilet casino
Britt Van Driessche	...	Vrouw toilet casino
Bente De Graeve	...	Dochter Vincent Stevens
Elise Regaert	...	Dochter Vincent Stevens
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Renée Fokker	...	(uncredited)
Cela Yildiz	...	Businessman (uncredited)

Directed by
Erik Van Looy

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bart De Pauw		screenplay

Produced by
Hilde De Laere	....	producer

Original Music by
Wolfram de Marco

Cinematography by
Danny Elsen

Film Editing by
Philippe Ravoet

Art Direction by
Kurt Loyens

Set Decoration by
Stefaan Lejon
Andy Van Cauwenbergh

Costume Design by
Tine Verbeurgt

Makeup Department
Esther De Goey	....	makeup designer
Lies Van Riel	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Johan van den Driessche	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Senne Dehandschutter	....	third assistant director
Eddy Stevesyns	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Philippe Bertin	....	assistant property master
Stefaan Lejon	....	carpenter
Merijn Sep	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bas de Caluwé	....	second boom operator
Geert Engels	....	sound
Raf Enkels	....	sound editor
Peter Flamman	....	sound designer
Aline Gavroy	....	dubbing re-recording mixer
Emerson Lescot	....	boom operator: adr
Yves Renard	....	foley recording mixer
James Seddon	....	dolby consultant
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist
Wart Wamsteker	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Jean-Christophe Bourgeois	....	special effects technician
Olivier de Laveleye	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
David Arroyo	....	visual effects artist
Tom Mulder	....	grader
Stefan Rycken	....	visual effects supervisor
Kosmas Stergiou	....	compositor: lead

Stunts
Olivier Bisback	....	stunt coordinator
Evangelos Grecos	....	stunt double
Marco Maas	....	stunt coordinator
Ronald Schuurbiers	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Gaetan De Poorter	....	video assist
Mike Hadermann	....	lighting technician
Dries Leerschool	....	key grip
Veerle Pipeleers	....	grip
Sofie Silberman	....	still photographer (as Sofie Silbermann)
Wim Temmerman	....	gaffer
Dries Van Den Broeck	....	assistant camera
Gideon van Essen	....	best boy lighting
Jo Vermaercke	....	Steadicam operator
Bob Wouters	....	lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valerie Le Roy	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Peter Bernaers	....	colorist
Arnout Deurinck	....	on-line editor
Paolo Finotto	....	film recording producer
Koen Maenhout	....	telecine operator
Thomas Nollet	....	assistant editor
Philippe Ravoet	....	trailer editor

Music Department
Andy Brown	....	conductor
Mikael Carlsson	....	soundtrack producer
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Rossano Galante	....	orchestrator
Dave Holden	....	technical score advisor
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music recordist: music mixer
Hyesu Yang	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Tomas Coppejans	....	location manager: reshoot
Jan De Coninck	....	film printing
Jo van Hende	....	location manager
Geertjan Maes	....	assistant set manager
Brian Nitzkin	....	business affairs/legal
Tom Reps	....	assistant set location manager
Dennis Stessens	....	location manager trainee

Production Companies

• Woestijnvis

Distributors

• Freeman Office (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• K&Entertainment (2009) (Korea) (all media)
• Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Mongrel Media (2008) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• ACE Image Factory

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Key Grip Systems  grip equipment
• London Metropolitan Orchestra  music performed by
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"Loft." - Japan (English title)

Runtime:

Germany:118 min (European Film Market)

Country:

Belgium

Language:

Flemish | Dutch

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Germany:16 | Japan:R15+

Filming Locations:

Research Park, Haasrode, Belgium

Company:

Woestijnvis

Trivia:

The names of the main characters in Loft are the same as in "Buiten De Zone" which was also made by Bart De Pauw. (Van Outryve, Stevens, Willems, Seynaeve, Laureys)

Movie Connections:

Featured in "De wereld draait door: Episode #4.105" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Mandrake

Loft...If you haven't already seen it , GO AND SEE IT !!

Loft, yet another masterpiece sets its roots in Flemish movie history.

10 thumbs up for brilliant directing from Erik Van Looy, who proves himself once more as one of Belgians greatest directors! And let's not forget about the wonderful screenplay written down by Bart De Pauw, to whom i've been a fan of since "Buiten de Zone".

Everyone already knows the setting of 'Loft'... 5 guys share a loft to bring their mistresses to without their wives knowing. But like all happy songs, this doesn't last long. Pop quiz hotshot, what would you do if you find a dead woman in the loft one morning ?? What would you do ?

I'm not giving anything away about this movie, cause this would ruin the experience... but I'll just say that you will be amazed about the ingenious plot turns that this movie takes... you think one think, it goes another way , etc.

The reminds very much of "The Usual Suspects" in a way, and it deserves this praise!

Of course, for Belgian standards, this is top of the line cinema. You cannot go any better than this. Overall it's a lot better than Erik Van Looy's previous movie : 'De Zaak Alzheimer' although here you don't have the acting one man show that 'Jan Decleir' gave in that one.

Matthias Schoenaerts and Bruno Vanden Broucke show their talent in this one, as does Filip Peeters.

If go for International standards, this is still one of the better movies that you can go see in the theater. But for it to be totally perfect, it does has some flaws.. which are, realism.. some things happen so fast that don't think it's realistic anymore. Sometimes the acting is a bit off, but that negligible...

Overall, this is a great a movie and hope it will make the trip abroad to the states or what not, so it can be acknowledged by everyone !!

Best regards,

Raf