Eldorado (2008)

Yvan finds a burglar in his house. He doesn't call the police and decides to give the young man a lift home to his parents.

Director:

Bouli Lanners

Writer:

Bouli Lanners

Stars:

Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bouli Lanners	...	Yvan
Fabrice Adde	...	Didier dit Elie
Philippe Nahon	...	Le collectionneur
Didier Toupy	...	Le naturiste
Françoise Chichéry	...	La maman d'Elie
Stefan Liberski	...	Le garagiste #1
Baptiste Isaia	...	Le garagiste #2
Jean-Jacques Rausin	...	Le motard #1
Renaud Rutten	...	Le motard #2
Jean-Luc Meekers	...	L'homme du parking
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michaël Abiteboul
Pauline Denis
Fanny Deprelle
Marc Joris	...	Jésus
Claude Pinchart	...	Le compagnon d'Alain Delon

Storyline

Yvan finds a burglar in his house. After some consideration, Yvan decides not to call the police and to drop the lad near the nearby city but he ends up giving him a lift home to his parents. Together, they travel through Belgium and meet some extraordinary people and find themselves in ditto situations.

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Plot Keywords:

burglar | belgium | thrown from a bridge | on the road | male full frontal nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Haut et Court [fr] Official site

Country:

Belgium France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

California Wash

Filming Locations:

Les Dolimarts, Vresse-sur-Semois, Wallonia, Belgium

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$195 (USA) (5 June 2009)

Gross:

$10,443 (USA) (7 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Casa Kafka Pictures, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Award: Prix Regards Jeunes

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Soundtracks

"La Brabançonne"
(hymne national belge)
Lyrics by Jenneval
Music by François van Campenhout (1830)
Sung by Fabrice Adde

User Reviews

Good stuff

This is a humorous film with a serious subtext. Bouli Lanners knows better than to befriend a young burglar he finds in his house, but, even though he's convinced the kid is a drug addict, he does anyway. He's got his reasons, which come out slowly. The two set off on a cross country (Belgium that is) road trip and meet some strange characters, including an elderly nudist, a psychic, and others. Each scene contains an interesting encounter, and the countryside is filmed beautifully. Bouli's behavior seems irrational throughout, but at the end you piece together why he does what he does, and you reread the film in your head.

A little trivia. Bouli Lanners played a role in Asterix at the Olympics, alongside Alain Delon. Apparently Delon was such a jerk that Lanners stole his folding chair on the set. Well, the chair shows up here where it belongs to the ridiculous old nudist who sits in it throughout his scenes. Apparently Alain is none too happy...