Violet
Synopsis
At the start of a long, hot summer, a boy is stabbed in a shopping arcade on his way home. It’s Jonas, sixteen years old. He is in the presence of Jesse (15), his best friend. Surveillance footage captures the murder and shows the two perpetrators on the run. Jesse, in shock, is taken care of at home by his mother Marie and his father Walter. Meanwhile, an investigation is opened in the shopping arcade. Television crews gather to report on the case.
- Director/writer: Bas Devos
- Cast: Cesar De Sutter, Raf Walschaerts and Mira Helmer
- Producer: Minds Meet (BE)
- Co-producer: Phanta Film, Artémis Productions and Mollywood
- Distributor NL: Mokum Film Distributie
- Supported by: Flanders Audiovisual Fund, The Netherlands film Fund, Centre de Cinemá et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles et de Voo the Tax Shelter Incentive of the Federal Government of Belgium
Awards & Nominations:
Berlin International Film Festival 2014 Winner Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Best Feature Film & Nominee Best First Feature Award & Nominee Crystal Bear Generation 14plus – Best Film; FEST New Directors/New Films Festival 2015 Winner Honorable Mention Best Feature Film; AFI Fest 2014 Winner Grand Jury Prize – Special Mention Nicolas Karakatsanis for cinematography & Nominee Audience Award New Auteurs; Camerimage 2014 Nominee Best Directorial Debut; CPH PIX 2014 Nominee New Talent Grand PIX; Film Festival Oostende 2015 Nominee Ensor Best Film, Best Director, Best Editor; Ghent International Film Festival 2014; Winner Georges Delerue Prize Best Original Music and Sound Design & Nominee Grand PrixBest Film; Milwaukee Film Festival 2015 Nominee Festival Prize Best Film; Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2014 Nominee Just Film Award Best Youth Film; Torino Film Festival 2014 Nominee Prize of the City of Torino Best Feature Film