VIOLET

Feature film (2014), BE/NL, drama, colour, 78 min, Dutch spoken, English subs

  • Writer/Director: Bas Devos
  • Producer: Minds Meet (BE)
  • Coproducers: Phanta Film
  • cast: Cesar De Sutter, Raf Walschaerts en Mira Helmer
  • Distributie NL: Mokum Film Distributie

15-year-old Jesse is the only one who witnessed the stabbing of his friend Jonas. Now he has to face his family and friends form the BMX riders crew and explain the unexplainable – how he feels about it.

Wereld première Berlinale Film Festival, Generation 14plus

Awards & nomations

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