82 Days in April
Herman and Marie, a couple in their fifties, arrive in Istanbul to pick up the luggage of their deceased son. In his backpack, Herman discovers a diary of their son’s trip through Turkey. Herman decides to reconstruct his son’s last journey, to see what he has seen. He drags his wife along into what he believes will be a cathartic venture.
Cast
Marc Peeters en Karen Vanparys
Credits
| Director & Screenplay | Bart van den Bempt |
|---|---|
| Producer | Ellen de Waele - Serendipity Films (Belgium) |
| Co-producer | Stienette Bosklopper - Circe Films (The Netherlands) |
| Director of photography | Rik Zang |
| Production Design | Nadide Argun |
| Editor | Dieter Diependaele |
| Music | Arve Hendriksen |
| Sound design | Srdjan Kurpjel |
| Costume design | Catherine Machand |
Supported by
The film is supported by the Flanders Audiovisual Fund, the Netherlands Film Fund, the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the EAVE Programme, the Belgian Tax Shelter for film financing, Vanhees Metalen, Kinepolis Group, Telenet, Canvas, Eye lite, Flanders Image.
Release & Festivals
World premiere at World Film Festival Montreal 2013
Mención Especial Punto de Encuentro’ Valladolid Film Festival
Global Cinema Filmfest Gent BE, Competition Filmfest Hamburg GE, First Films Competition FFM Montreal WFF CA, Valladolid FF.
Technical Features
Belgium, 89 mins, DCP, 5,1 SR, color