Ex Drummer
Ex Drummer | |
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Directed by | Koen Mortier |
Written by | Herman Brusselmans Koen Mortier |
Produced by | Koen Mortier Eurydice Gysel |
Starring | Dries Van Hegen Norman Baert |
Music by | Arno Hintjens Flip Kowlier Millionaire Flip Kowlier |
Distributed by | CCCP(Belgium) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 min. |
Countries | Belgium, Italy, France |
Language | Dutch |
Ex Drummer is a 2007 Belgian film directed by Koen Mortier,[1] whose previous work was limited to television commercials. It is based on the book by Herman Brusselmans of the same name.
Plot
In Ostend, West Flanders, three physically disabled musicians are looking for a drummer for their band. They want to perform only one time at a music competition. They approach famous writer Dries to be their drummer, the idea being that he also has a "handicap" in that he cannot actually play the drums. They plan to master only one song, Devo's "Mongoloid." For Dries, this is an opportunity to get some inspiration for a new novel, so he accepts the offer. The band members decide to call the band The Feminists, since, they think four "handicapped" musicians are just as worthless as a group of feminists. Their main opponents are the band Harry Mulisch, also led by a writer, nicknamed Dikke Lul ("Fat Cock"). As the story goes on Dries becomes more and more obsessed by his new novel and he tries to manipulate the band members and tries to find their weak spot.
Cast
- Dries Vanhegen: Dries
- Norman Baert: Koen de Geyter
- Sam Louwyck: Ivan Van Dorpe
- Gunter Lamoot: Jan Verbeek
- Tristan Versteven: Dorian
- Dolores Bouckaert: Lio
- Barbara Callewaert: Christine
- François Beukelaers: Pa Verbeek
- Bernadette Damman: Ma Verbeek
- Jan Hammenecker: Dikke Lul
Soundtrack
The music of The Feminists was in fact performed by Belgian band Millionaire and the Harry Mulisch song was sung by Belgian singer Flip Kowlier.[2]
- Lightning Bolt – "2 Morro Morro Land"
- Madensuyu – "Papa Bear"
- An Pierlé & White Velvet – "Need You Now"
- The Tritones – "Chagrin De La Mer"
- Mogwai – "Hunted by a Freak"
- The Experimental Tropic Blues Band – "Mexico Dream Blues"
- Flip Kowlier – "De Grotste Lul Van't Stad"
- Millionaire – "Mongoloid"
- Isis - "In Fiction"
- Isis – "Grinning Mouths"
- Arno Hintjens – "Een Boeket Met Pissebloemen"
- Augusta National Golf Club – "People in Pairs"
- Mel Dune – "Time Hangs Heavy on Your Hands"
- Ghinzu – "Blow"
- Funeral Dress – "Hello from the Underground"
- Millionaire – "Deep Fish"
- Blutch – "Moving Ground"[3]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews. The film currently holds a rating of 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews, for an average rating of 4.8/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 36 out of 100 based on four reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[5] In Belgium it caused some controversy due to the violence and explicit sex in the film.
Awards
- Fant-Asia Film Festival
- won Jury Prize Best First Feature-Koen Mortier
- Raindance Film Festival
- won Jury Prize Debut Feature-Koen Mortier
- Warsaw International Film Festival
- won Special Jury Award-Koen Mortier
- Rotterdam International Film Festival
- Tiger Award-Koen Mortier
References
- ^ http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=163422
- ^ Luijsterburg, Jan (20 September 2007). "Recensie Ex Drummer" [Ex Drummer review]. hifi.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
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External links
- 2007 films
- Use dmy dates from January 2011
- Belgian biographical films
- Belgian films
- Dutch-language films
- Belgian LGBT-related films
- Films based on Flemish novels
- Films set in Belgium
- Belgium in fiction
- 2000s crime films
- 2000s comedy-drama films
- 2000s musical films
- Punk films
- LGBT-related horror films
- LGBT-related musical films