By Caroline Strubbe
Country: Belgium, The Netherlands, Hungary
Language: Flemish
Casting: Lisbeth Gruwez, Sam Louwyck, Kimke Desart, Zoltan Miklos Hajdu
Production year: 2009
Runtime: 01h49
Production company: Minds Meet, Artémis Production, De Productie, Uj Budapest Filmstudio
Lost Persons Area is a film about a dysfunctional family : Bettina and Marcus arouse great passions in each other, but they don’t pay attention to their daughter Tessa, who wanders off and collects junk whenever she can. When the new Hungarian engineer Szabolcs becomes entangled in their lives, tragedy is bound to strike.
Cannes 2009 – Critic’s week – Best screenplay
Geneva 2009 – Cinéma tout écran – Best feature film
Rotterdam 2010
San José 2010 – Cinequest – Best First Feature
Karlovy Vary 2010