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Title: Ben X (2007)
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7 wins & 3 nominations.
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| Marijke Pinoy | ... | Moeder | |
| Greg Timmermans | ... | Ben | |
| Cesar De Sutter | ... | Jonas | |
| Gilles De Schryver | ... | Coppola (as Gilles De Schrijver) | |
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Bavo Smets | ... | Ben - 6 jaar |
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Katrien Pierlet | ... | Kleuterjuf |
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Rebecca Lenaerts | ... | Opvoedster |
| Maarten Claeyssens | ... | Desmet | |
| Titus De Voogdt | ... | Bogaert | |
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Pol Goossen | ... | Vader |
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Michel Bauwens | ... | Oorarts |
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Koen De Sutter | ... | Oogarts |
| Peter De Graef | ... | Psychiater | |
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An Van Gijsegem | ... | Maaike |
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Jakob Beks | ... | Leraar metaal |
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Ben is different. His life is a universe to itself, where he plays his favorite on line computer game Archlord avidly, trying hard to train himself for the real world he lives in. The harsh world of a technical school is for him a daily kind of hell. As the horror of being a daily subject to bullying grows, Ben devises a plan. Then Scarlite comes into his life, the girl he has met in his on-line game. That wasn't part of the plan... Written by Peter Bouckaert
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faked death | bullying | imaginary friend | faked suicide | assisted suicide |Taglines:
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Release Date:
26 September 2007 (Belgium) See more »Also Known As:
Ben X, o distaktikos iroas See more »Edit
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Budget:
€1,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,949, 28 November 2008, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$3,912, 30 November 2008Company Credits
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Ben: [voiceover] It's hard to explain. It's hard to explain myself. But I never tell lies. Everything I say is true, even when I don't say a thing.
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Written by Praga Khan and Oliver Adams
Performed by Praga Khan
Published by BE's Songs
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Belgium's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008). See more »Quotes
[first lines]Ben: [voiceover] It's hard to explain. It's hard to explain myself. But I never tell lies. Everything I say is true, even when I don't say a thing.
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InsanityWritten by Praga Khan and Oliver Adams
Performed by Praga Khan
Published by BE's Songs
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I watched this movie at the Festival in Montréal. I enjoyed it a lot. Some people really hated it. It's great to see a movie like this coming from Europe. The soundtrack was excellent and the acting by Greg Timmermans was superb. The Movie asks many important questions about our time and what it means to be caught in two "realities".
The director knows how to pull off an intense portrayal of a life between reality and fantasy. The visual effects were a bit unconvincing at times but I accepted that because the storyline kept me interested.
The movie won the big prize in Montréal, so I'll look out for this director in the future.
7 out of 10