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Directed by Alain Berliner Music by Alain Debaisieux Initial release 26 May 1999 (Belgium) Screenplay Alain Berliner | 6.6/10 IMDb Written by Alain Berliner Release date 18 December 1998. Director Alain Berliner Music director Alain Debaisieux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by Arte France, Haut et Court Starring Daniel Hanssens
Pascale Bal Producers Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta Cast Daniel Hanssens, Laurence Bibot, Mil Seghers, Harry Cleven, Julian Cope Similar Les Sanguinaires, Midnight, The Book of Life, Life On Earth, My First Night | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wall (original title Le Mur) is a 1998 Belgian tragicomedy film, directed by Alain Berliner for the 2000, Seen By... series. The story is a surreal satirical allegory of the bi-lingual problems in Belgium.
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Plot
Belgium, 1999. Albert is a 35-year old Walloon philosopher who works as a Belgian fries salesman. His store is located right on the Belgian language border. He serves his customers in Flanders and bakes his fries in Wallonia. Albert fancies the Flemish woman Wendy. After a new year celebration Albert wakes up and discovers to his horror that overnight a giant wall has been built on the language border, effectively separating Flanders from Wallonia. His store is therefore cut in half two. As a citizen of Wallonia he is only able to travel to Flanders by using a visum...
Production
The film was made for the 2000, Seen By... project, initiated by the French company Hout et Court to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries.