October Night

Original Title: Oktobernacht

23' | 1997 (Completed)

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Director:	Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Danny Deprez
Producer:	Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Danny Deprez
Writer:	Danny Deprez, Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem

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A darkly poetic fairy tale about a lonely 10-year-old boy who thinks of himself as a modern-day Noah who will save the cockroaches - rejects of the animal world - when his town will be submerged.

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A lonely 10-year-old boy lives in a huge social apartment building. He collects giant cockroaches that he keeps on his boat on top of the building. He is obsessed by the greenhouse effect and thinks of himself as a modern-day Noah who will save the cockroaches - rejects of the animal world - when his town will be submerged. One day, he meets an old man who is rumoured to have been a captain. The boy desperately wants to become friends with the old man whereas he - an invalid who has outlived himself - wants to commit suicide by taking arsenic. The old man gets exasperated by the boy who keeps interrupting his suicide plans. He decides to try and introduce him to the little girl whom the boy doesn't dare to talk to... October Night is a darkly poetic fairy tale with both sad and funny moments.

Credits

Director
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Danny Deprez
Producer
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Danny Deprez
Writer
Danny Deprez, Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem
Cast
Elise Bundervoet, Piet Balfoort, Paula Bangels, Mathias Sercu, Gert Portael
Editing
Hans Meijer
Photography
Danny Elsen
Music
Vincent D'Hondt

Format

Creation details

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

1997
Production status
Completed
Original title
Oktobernacht
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
23'
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Available formats
35mm

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October Night

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Writer

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Editing

Photography

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Original title

Original language

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