The Emperor of Taste

Original Title: De smaak van De Keyser

10 x 50' | 2008 (Completed)

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Director:	Jan Matthys, Frank Van Passel
Producer:	Kato Maes, Frank Van Passel, Bert Hamelinck
Writer:	Marc Didden, Stef Wouters

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When her 80-year-old husband George dies, Helena asks her granddaughter to delve into the mystery surrounding George's friend Alfred's early demise. Alfred died in a WWII prison camp where both friends were imprisoned.

synopsis

When her 80-year-old husband George dies, Helena asks her granddaughter to delve into the mystery surrounding George's friend Alfred's early demise. Alfred died in a WWII prison camp where both friends were imprisoned. The search for the truth unleashes repressed emotions in three generations of the De Keyser family, gin distillers in Hasselt.
Lorsque son mari de 80 ans meurt, Helena demande à sa petite-fille de se plonger dans le mystère entourant la mort précoce d’Alfred, l’ami de George. Alfred est mort pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans un camp de prisonniers où les deux amis étaient emprisonnés. La recherche de la vérité soulève une multitude d’émotions enfuies dans trois générations de la famille De Keyser, qui possède une distillerie de gin à Hasselt.

Credits

Director
Jan Matthys, Frank Van Passel
Producer
Kato Maes, Frank Van Passel, Bert Hamelinck
Writer
Marc Didden, Stef Wouters
Cast
Vic de Wachter, Matthias Schoenaerts, Mathijs Scheepers, Marijke Pinoy, Marieke Dilles, Laura Verlinden
Editing
Joris Brouwers
Photography
Stijn Vander Veken
Music
Wim De Wilde

Format

Creation details

Type
Series
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2008
Production status
Completed
Original title
De smaak van De Keyser
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
10 x 50'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
16mm
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

CAVIAR

Liersesteenweg 38 E
2800 Mechelen
Belgium

T +32 15 67 76 75
dimitri.verbeeck@caviar.tv

www.caviar.tv

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Sales

Bridge Entertainment Group

Lorentzweg 46B
NL-1221 EH Hilversum
Netherlands

T +31 65 1234 780
carol.snyder@bridge-entertainment.nl

www.bridgeonline.nl

Festivals & awards

Festivals

No festival information available.

Awards

2009: Best Series, Best Actress, Best Original Music - FIPA Biarritz (FR); Best TV Fiction - Prix Europe; Seoul Drama Award for Best Screenplay, Best Writer (Marc Didden) - Seoul International Drama Awards (KR); Best Fiction Show, Best Actor (Matthias Schoenaerts) - Vlaamse Televisie Sterren (BE)