Violet (2014)

Violet is a movie starring Cesar De Sutter, Koen De Sutter, and Mira Helmer. 15-year-old Jesse is the only one who witnessed the stabbing of his friend Jonas. Now he has to face his family and friends form the BMX riders crew and explain the unexplainable - how he feels about it.

Director:

Bas Devos

Writer:

Bas Devos

Stars:

Cesar De Sutter, Koen De Sutter, Mira Helmer

4 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Cesar De Sutter	...	Jesse
Koen De Sutter	...	Thomas
Mira Helmer	...	Marie
Brent Minne	...	Dries
Fania Sorel	...	Eva
Jeroen Van der Ven	...	Lars (as Jeroen Vander Ven)
Raf Walschaerts	...	Walter

Storyline

15-year-old Jesse is the only one who witnessed the stabbing of his friend Jonas. Now he has to face his family and friends form the BMX riders crew and explain the unexplainable - how he feels about it.

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Plot Keywords:

written by director | one word title | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Belgium Netherlands

Language:

Flemish Dutch

Release Date:

6 November 2014 (Netherlands)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Minds Meet, Mollywood

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Maybe plot-less. Not pointless

Actually, who am I to call the movie as "plotless" once I have no idea of what was the director's purpose. For that reason, I decided to dig up some information about the concept and I came across with an interview where Bas Devos describe the particular style of filmmaking:

"I am attracted to something on the border of the narrative—where the story ends, but the image and sound linger. This almost "dangerous" moment, where seemingly nothing happens, but the audience connects to the world as seen or heard by the filmmaker. I suppose that's the moment when the most interesting questions arise."

As the movie goes on, you start to realize that there will be no 'big twist' or some abrupt kind of turn on the story and then you go into the mindset of the project, which is focused more in suggestions and innovation than in traditional, for sure.

Nonetheless, keep your mind open (all the time).