Special Screening Premiere
SPANISH PREMIERE

THE BAREFOOT EMPEROR

Jessica Woodworth, Peter Brosens | Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Croatia | 2019 | 98 min.
O.V in English, Dutch, French and German subtitled in English and Spanish
THE BAREFOOT EMPEROR

If there were a genre called "comedy of the European Union", this film, sequel to El rey de los belgas, would be one of its hits: charged with an astonishing and surreal humor, this film is a political satire even for such a civilized league. The king of the Belgians is wounded in Sarajevo, and wakes up a medical centre on a Croatian island. Everyone conceals from the bruised king that the European Union has collapsed, and the director of the centre (Udo Kier) imposes a strict rest regime on him. From Vienna comes Dr. Ilse von Stroheim (Geraldine Chaplin), architect of the nationalist Nova Europa, which now replaces the Union, and of which our confused "hero" is called to be Emperor. Or not.

Direction: Jessica Woodworth, Peter Brosens
Script: Jessica Woodworth, Peter Brosens
Cinematography: Ton Peters
Editing: David Verdurme
Sound: Pepijn Aben
Cast: Peter Van den Begin, Lucie Debay, Udo Kier, Geraldine Chaplin, Bruno Georis, Titus De Voogdt
Production: Jessica Woodworth, Peter Brosens
Production Company: Bo Films, Topkapi Films, Propeler Film, Wajnbrosse Productions, Art Fest
Distribution: BE FOR FILMS

JESSICA WOODWORTH Y PETER BROSENS

The Belgians Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens wrote, directed and produced five feature films together: Khadak (Winner of Venice’s Lion of the Future 2006), Altiplano (Cannes Critics’ Week 2009), The Fifth Season (Venice Official Competition 2012), King Of the Belgians (Venice Orizzonti Competition 2016, nominated for Best European Comedy, EFA 2017) and The Barefoot Emperor (TIFF 2019). Their films appeared in hundreds of festivals and won 60 awards. Their independent production company Bo Films is based in Ghent, Belgium

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