King Of The Belgians
King Nicolas II of the Belgians is on a state visit to Istanbul when his country falls apart. With a solar storm shutting down air travel...
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King Of The Belgians
KING OF THE BELGIANS (ROYAL ROAD MOVIE) Comedy, DramaKing Nicolas II of the Belgians is on a state visit to Istanbul when his country falls apart. With a solar storm shutting down air travel and communications, he must travel by road across the Balkans to save his country.
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- Jessica WoodworthPeter Brosens
- Peter Van Den BeginLucie DebayTitus De VoogdtBruno GeorisPieter Van Der HouwenNina Nikolina
- BelgiumNetherlandsBulgaria
- EnglishFrenchFlemishBulgarian
- 94 mins
- 2016
Accolades
Venice Film Festival, 2016
Best Film Nominee
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 2016
Best Film Nominee, Golden Orange
European Film Awards, 2017
European Comedy Nominee
Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2017
KNF Award
Magritte Awards, 2018
Best Actor
Critics
Variety
"...'King of the Belgians' is a delightful, surprisingly respectful ribbing of the incongruity of monarchy, Belgium, and the Balkans."
The Hollywood Reporter
"...Flemish actor Van den Begin is an inspired choice to play Nicolas III..."
Screen Daily
"This feather-light pseudo-mockumentary road movie was evidently inspired by the Icelandic volcano eruption which blocked all air traffic over Europe in the spring of 2010."
Director's Statement
"An Icelandic volcano erupted and an idea was born"
"Let’s drop a Belgian King in Istanbul, stir up a natural disaster, spark a political crisis and then launch him on a homeward overland journey, incognito, that features trip-ups, show-downs and moments of grace. Displacement as the essence of comedy...'King Of The Belgians' is road movie about a wayward monarch profoundly lost in the Balkans."
