The Barons

Original Title: Les barons

91' | 2009 (Completed)

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Director:	Nabil Ben Yadir
Producer:	Antonino Lombardo
Writer:	Laurent Brandenbourger, Nabil Ben Yadir

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Somewhere in modern-day Brussels, Hassan, Aziz and Mounir are three friends who lead a life of pleasant apathy. Calling themselves 'The Barons', they spend their days loafing around in unhurried torpor...

synopsis

"It started as a joke but it soon became a motto. To be a Baron in real life, you have to act as smoothly as possible because each human is given an amount of step credit, and every step you take uses it up. That's what sets us apart from the rest of the world: we Barons knew this fact from the start. The most ambitious Baron is me, Hassan. My kick is to make people laugh. But for my dad, a comedian is not a job like a bus driver with a monthly pay cheque. Mounir wants us to stay Barons forever. But that doesn't fit with my plan because to succeed, you need to leave the neighbourhood. But you can't just walk away: you have to escape. And to escape, you have to make a run for it and, if you run, you're not a Baron anymore."
"Tout commence avec une blague, mais devient vite une devise. Mais dès lors que l’on prend une blague trop au sérieux, tout est perdu. Pour être un Baron dans la vie, il faut être le moins actif possible, car chaque humain naît avec un crédit de pas, et chaque pas qui est fait se décompte de celui-ci. Le plus ambitieux des Barons, c’est moi, Hassan. Mon rêve est de faire rire les gens. Mais selon mon père, « comédien » n’est pas un job, contrairement à chauffeur de bus, un véritable job avec une paie mensuelle. Mounir veut que nous restions Barons pour la vie. Mais cela ne colle pas avec mes plans. Car pour réussir, il faut quitter l’entourage. Mais il ne suffit pas de s’en aller, il faut s’enfuir. Et pour s’enfuir, il faut courir, et si tu cours, tu n’es plus un Baron."

Credits

Director
Nabil Ben Yadir
Producer
Antonino Lombardo
Writer
Laurent Brandenbourger, Nabil Ben Yadir
Cast
Nader Boussandel
Editing
Damien Kayeux
Photography
Danny Elsen
Music
Imhotep 'iam'

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Minority Flemish co-production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2009
Production status
Completed
Original title
Les barons
Original language
French, Arabic

Technical specs

Running time
91'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Prime Time

Potaerdegatstraat 18A
1080 Brussel
Belgium

T +32 2 469 17 00
nino@prime-time.be

www.prime-time.be

Details
Sales

Entre Chien et Loup scrl

Rue de la Luzerne 40-42
1030 Schaarbeek
Belgium

T +32 2 736 48 13
ecl01@brutele.be

www.entrechienetloup.be

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2010: International Film Festival Rotterdam (NLD) / European Film Festival Paliƒá (SRB) / Comedy Cluj (RO) / Arabian Sights Washington DC (USA) / São Paulo International Film Festival (BRA) / XVth Forum of European Cinema 'Cinergia' (POL) / Braunschweig International Film Festival (DEU) / European Union Film Festival Toronto (CAN) / Beirut International Film Festival (RL)