Valentijn Dhaenens

Summer Brother (2023)

As Brian cares for his severely mentally disabled brother over a sweltering summer holiday he is forced to grow up, and finds unexpected love and affection. ...

WILL (2023)

Two young police officers find themselves torn between collaboration and resistance as they navigate the Nazi-occupied Antwerp during World War II. ...

Acid (2023)

During a heat wave, strange clouds start pouring down acid rain, wreaking devastation and panic throughout France. In a world teetering on the edge, a girl and her divorced parents must join forces to confront and try to escape this climate catastrophe. ...

Sea Sparkle (2023)

When her father dies at sea, Lena starts desperately looking for the cause, convinced a sea monster is to blame. Her relentless push against the tide reveals a tale of anger and grief, yet also of the strength and comfort the ocean provides. ...

Gun (2022)

Being in a new relationship is never easy, but when children are involved, everything changes radically. The budding love between Joris and Eva gets into higher gear when their familes meet each other for the first time. ...

Night by Night (2021)

The night is blue and the moon is yellow. A renowned private eye is hired to observe a lonesome pianist. ...

Sisyphus at Work (2021)

Juror no. 5 (2020)

A reluctant Belgian must decide the fate of a man accused of murder, alongside his 11 other jurors. ...

Ada (2020)

Ada has to choose. Confess to a murder she didn't commit, or plead her innocence before a jury. ...

Becoming Mona (2020)

Life is what happens when you stop living for others and start living for yourself. This poignant tragicomic journey of courage follows Mona from early childhood, when she is inculcated to be a quiet, obedient presence in the world. She blossoms into a tal ...

Nesting (2019)

Patrick (2019)

Patrick is the handyman on his father's naturist campsite. The remaining time he dedicates to his hobby, designing and creating wooden furniture. When Patrick loses his campsite hammer, his quest to retrieve it takes him to the farthest corners of the camp ...

Bloody Marie (2019)

Marie Wankelmut, once successful comic artist, lives among the prostitutes in Amsterdam's Red Light District. Nowadays drunken and bold, she gets into one conflict after another. A gruesome sobering event at her neighbors, forces her to take action. ...

Girl (2018)

A promising teenage dancer enrolls at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria. ...

Stranger in Paradise (2016)

A political essay on the absurd dilemmas presented by asylum policies. In a classroom, migrants' illusions are dashed against the rocks of European arrogance. ...

The Boy is Gone (2012)

A young boy pursues his dream of being a pilot and becomes instrumental to a nation's nightmare. ...

Nighthawks (2009)

In this frenzied tale about passionate affairs, vicious cycles and fresh blood, a disillusioned older woman is trying to hide her true nature from the young girl she is dating. ...

The Misfortunates (2009)

13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Slowly but surely, he's being prepared for the same hapless life. Can he defy his destiny? ...

Afterday (2009)

Emma is in a happy relationship with Jef. But she still meets up with her good friend Thomas to share a strange secluded weekend. ...