Natali Broods Movies
- 2007
A budding pugilist who befriends a boxing trainer in a Nazi prison camp rises through the ranks while haunted by the accidental death of his beloved younger brother in director Guido Hendrickx's entry into the 2007 Montreal World Film Festival. Scrappy fighter Stan Vandewalle and seasoned trainer Max knew that nothing good would come to either if they remained complacently in their prison camp, so when they moment was right the pair made a break for it. Though their escape was treacherous, Stan did manage to save Max's life and the two men eventually made their way to safety. Despite the fact that Stan's starts to experience great success in the boxing ring, the fighter is dealt a devastating blow when his younger brother Alois is unexpectedly killed in a tragic accident. While Stan's embittered older brother Romain places the blame for Alois' death square on the struggling boxer's shoulders, Stan vows to become the greatest boxer that the sporting world has ever known in order to honor his fallen sibling. Later, after meeting a promoter named Kits who books him several important matches including bouts in Europe and Havana, Stan meets Julie, the girl who proves to be the love of his life. Yet as much success as Stan has both in live and in love, he will soon be forced to reflect back on his life while questioning the many important decisions he has made. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Janssens, Jan Decleir, (more)
- 2007
A handful of people living in a Belgian suburb react in a variety of ways to news of a tragic accident in this multilayered drama. One evening, Francis (Johan Leysen) returns home from a long day at the office with a large dent on the front of his car and a clearly unsettled frame of mind, both of which are noted by his wife Ann (Johanna ter Steege). A few hours later, the body of a young boy is fund by the side of a nearby road by Christine (Ina Geerts), Francis and Ann's next door neighbor. The police are called, but by the time officer Mark (Peter Van den Begin) shows up, the child's body has gone missing, sending Christine into a panic, a situation made worse by a phone call from her ex-husband Fred (Robby Cleiren), who is deeply depressed and contemplating suicide. As the night wears on, Mark learns that one of his sons is missing, and may be the boy who Christine found earlier, but while his wife Gerda (Natali Broods) works as a cleaning woman for Christine, she finds it impossible to tell Gerda what she's seen, or about Francis's possible involvement. Meanwhile, Johnny the Flow (Jan Decleir), a washed-up fighter who lives in the neighborhood, had heard about the dead child and is certain he knows who is responsible -- Njord (Franck Chartier), a drifter with a history of mental illness. Een Ander Zijn Geluk (aka Someone Else's Happiness) was the first feature film from director Fein Troch. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ina Geerts, Johanna ter Steege, (more)
- 2003
Written and directed by Tom Barman, Any Way the Wind Blows centers around a day and night in the lives of several Belgian locals. The most eccentric is Windman (dancer Sam Louwyck), who meets up with cinema projectionist-cum-DJ Walter (Frank Vercruyssen) at a party. Walter is hosting and serving as DJ for Natalie, his girlfriend, whose brother Chouki (Matthias Schoenaerts), reeling from the death of their father, steals a deadly virus from a laboratory and accidentally releases it into the populace. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Natali Broods, Frank Vercruyssen, (more)
- 1999
A young woman finally decides she's had enough of people taking advantage of her and does something about it in the violent Belgian drama S.. S. (Natali Broods) is the product of a blighted childhood -- her father was a murderer who often molested her, while her mother was a prostitute who wasn't around much. Grown to adulthood, S. is a confused and angry bisexual who one day discovers her boyfriend cheating on her -- so she kills him. S. is later spurned by another one of her lovers (this one female), and soon she has gone on a crime spree, shooting people who in her mind symbolize her problems, including the manager of a sleazy peep show and a priest with physical designs on her. S. features music by the Belgian rock band dEUS; it was shown as part of the 1999 San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Natali Broods, Kristine van Pellicom, (more)
