Moscow, Belgium (2008)

Matty, a 41-year old mother of three with a husband in his midlife-crisis, meets 29-year old Johnny, a truck driver, who takes an interest in her.

Director:

Christophe Van Rompaey

Writers:

Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Pat van Beirs

Stars:

Barbara Sarafian, Jurgen Delnaet, Johan Heldenbergh

13 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Barbara Sarafian	...	Matty
Jurgen Delnaet	...	Johnny
Johan Heldenbergh	...	Werner
Anemone Valcke	...	Vera
Sofia Ferri	...	Fien
Julian Borsani	...	Peter
Bob De Moor	...	Jacques
Jits Van Belle	...	Nicky
Griet van Damme	...	Nathalie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Buylaert	...	Fliekes 1
Yvonne Delcour	...	Oud Dametje
Thomas Dhanens	...	Bediende
Camille Friant	...	Iris
Rania Gaaloul	...	Fliekes 2
Frederik Imbo	...	Maxime

Storyline

Matty is a 41-year old troubled married woman. Or, as she puts it, her husband is going through a midlife crisis, her oldest daughter is in puberty, her youngest daughter thinks she's in puberty and her son can't find his way into puberty. And, after an accident when leaving the parking lot of the local supermarket, her car needs a repair. To her surprise and disbelief, the 29-year old driver whose truck she hits (Johnny), takes an interest in her.

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Plot Keywords:

puberty | truck | midlife crisis | truck driver | supermarket | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot on 20 days on a shoestring budget.

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Goofs

When the accident occurs, the license plate on Johnny's truck reads "BPS-701". Later, when Johnny fixes Matty's car, her car has the exact same license plates.

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Quotes

Johnny: Do you know what they say in Italy?
Johnny: 'Ti Amo'
Matty: D'you know what they say in Ledeberg?
Matty: 'Kiss my ass!'

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Soundtracks

Ti Amo
Written by Giancarlo Bigazzi
Performed by Patrick Riguelle

User Reviews

Genius

The movie sets place in Moscow, a small Belgian town district of Ghent. Matty and Johnny, 2 very common people, collide and the movie starts. From that point on a romantic story starts with a lot of humor and hilarious scenes with genius dialogs which are rare in Belgian movies these days.

This movie separates itself from all other Belgian movies by placing the characters up front and their story. That makes the movie so realistic and gives it a personal touch to the audience so they can relate with them. Also the typical dialect of the population in Ghent gives another aspect to this movie. Whereas most Belgian movies are situated in Antwerp this movie takes viewers to another location and another atmosphere which is a welcome relieve for a lot of viewers. I'm giving it 9 out of 10 stars!

Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [France] Official site

Country:

Belgium

Language:

Flemish Dutch

Release Date:

30 January 2008 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Moscow, Belgium

Filming Locations:

Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

EUR725,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,842,635

Company Credits

Production Co:

A Private View

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1