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Gutland

Director(s):	Govinda VAN MAELE
Producer(s):	LES FILMS FAUVES Novak Prod (BE), Propeller Film (DE)
Script:	Govinda VAN MAELE
Year:	2017
Form:	FICTION - Feature film
Genre:	Thriller
Original version:	Luxembourgish, German
Running time:	107'
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Synopsis

Early one summer morning a young man, Jens, emerges from the forest carrying a heavy duffel bag. Entering the charming little village of Schandelsmillen he asks around for work, but the villagers are not very forthcoming. After meeting the mayor’s daughter Lucy and spending a night with her, the villagers’ attitude suddenly changes. He is offered a job as a farmhand and a caravan to live in. When two policemen pass through the village looking for a man implicated in a casino robbery and fail to recognise him, Jens figures he as found the perfect cover. Were it not for that lingering sensation that something is not quite right. As he is gradually accepted into the community, he catches glimpses of something dark lurking beneath the village’s surface. What happened to the abandoned farm outside the village? Is the mayor’s daughter really to be trusted? And why has everyone become so damn friendly? Discovering that years earlier a villager has mysteriously disappeared from the face of the earth, he starts down a dark path that leads him deeper and deeper into the innards of the community. When he eventually re-emerges, it is already too late. He has, quite literally, become another person.

Casting

Frederick LAU
Vicky KRIEPS
Marco LORENZINI
Leo FOLSCHETTE
Gérard BLASCHETTE
Irina BLANARU
Christiane HOFFMANN
Pit BUKOWSKI
Gerdy ZINT
Arsène STREVELER
Franco ARIETE, ...

Crew

Narayan VAN MAELE (DoP)
Audrey HERNU (Production Design)
Vitalijus KISELIUS (Gaffer)
Harald RUDE (1rst AD)
Marylène ANDRIN-GROTZ (Location Scout)
Nilton MARTINS (Casting)
Fabienne ADAM (Make-Up Designer)
Audrey Hernu (Art Director)
Pascal Charlier (Key Grip)
Jasmine Schmidt (Hair)

Nominations & Awards

- Toronto International Film Festival 2017, World Premiere "Discovery"
- Price for the best Luxembourgish fiction feature film at 'Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis' 2018
- Nominated at Max Ophüls Filmfestival, Germany, 2018
- In competition at Festival Premiers plans d'Angers, France, 2018
- In competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2018
- In competition at Luxembourg City Film Festival, 2018

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