When It Melts

Original Title: Het smelt

Drama | 110' | 2023 (Completed)

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Director:	Veerle Baetens
Producer:	Bart Van Langendonck
Writer:	Lize Spit, Veerle Baetens, Maarten Loix

Full credits

Many years after a sweltering summer that spun out of control, Eva returns to the village she grew up in with an ice block in the back of her car. In the dead of winter, she confronts her past and faces up to her persecutors.

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synopsis

Director Veerle Baetens’ provocative feature debut is an explosive, close-to-the-bone exploration of the toxic confusion and cruelty of adolescence, and an unflinching portrait of the lasting impact of untreated trauma. Rosa Marchant and Charlotte De Bruyne give heartbreakingly juxtaposed, committed performances, as the film compels us to witness how the affection-starved, vulnerable young Eva was moulded into her brittle, isolated adult self. Past and present collide on one inevitably tragic trajectory.
De nombreuses années après cet été torride où tout a basculé, Eva retourne dans son village natal avec un énorme bloc de glace dans son coffre. Au cœur de l’hiver, elle devra affronter son passé et se mesurer à ses agresseurs.
Vele jaren na een uit de hand gelopen broeierige zomer keert Eva terug naar het dorp waar ze opgroeide, met een ijsblok achterin haar auto. In het holst van de winter confronteert ze zichzelf met haar verleden en gaat ze de confrontatie aan met haar vervolgers.

Credits

Director
Veerle Baetens
Producer
Bart Van Langendonck
Writer
Lize Spit, Veerle Baetens, Maarten Loix
Cast
Matthijs Meertens, Simon Van Buyten, Anthony Vyt, Spencer Bogaert, Amber Metdepenningen, Naomi Velissariou, Olga Leyers, Charlotte Van Der Eecken, Rosa Marchant, Sebastien Dewaele, Charlotte De Bruyne, Femke Van der Steen, Olga Leyers
Editing
Thomas Pooters
Photography
Frederic Vanzandycke
Art direction
Robbe Nuytens
Costume
Manu Verschueren
Sound
Geert Vlegels
Makeup
Diana Dreesen
Music
Bjorn Eriksson
Still photography
Thomas Sweertvaegher

Format

Creation details

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

2023
Production status
Completed
Original title
Het smelt
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
110'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
1.85:1
Sound format
5.1 (+ sub) Dolby
Available formats
DCP (2K)
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Savage Film

Fabrieksstraat 43
1930 Zaventem
Belgium

T +32 2 711 4291
info@savagefilm.be

www.savagefilm.be

Details
Sales

The Party Film Sales

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75009 Parijs
France

clemence.lavigne@thepartysales.com

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2023: Sundance Film Festival - World Cinema Dramatic Competition (US), Göteborg Film Festival - Ingmar Bergman Competition (SE), Seattle International Film Festival - Official Selection (US), FEST - New Diretors New Films - Honorable Mention (PT), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Horizons Selection (CZ), Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival - Third Kind Section (CH)