Behind the Clouds

Two people meet again after more than fifty years. They were once lovers, but their lives took different turns: she married his best friend. And although almost a lifetime separates them now, they still feel the same attraction, familiarity and passion. For Emma's family, this comes as a surprise and much too soon. After all, her husband has only just died. But love cannot be planned, and what do the two have left to lose, except time? Cecilia Verheyden's feature film debut BEHIND THE CLOUDS thrilled all of Belgium with a humorous tribute to love at any age. The film was screened at the Brussels International Film Festival, where it received the Audience Award for best debut film, and was also honored at the Flanders Film Festival as an outstanding example of timeless love stories. These precise awards prove that the film is not only emotionally moving, but also artistically convincing.

Keywords

  • Arthouse
  • Creatives: Debut Films
  • Love
  • Screen: Benelux
  • Aging
  • Coming of Age
  • desire
  • family
  • friendship
  • relationship
  • social drama

Actors

  • Chris Lomme
  • Jo De Meyere
  • Katelijne Verbeke
  • Charlotte De Bruyne
  • Lucas Van den Eynde
  • Charlotte Anne Bongaerts
  • Ikram Aoulad

Director

  • Cecilia Verheyden

Drama


1h 49min


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Belgium
2016
Two lovers meet again after 50 years – caught in a web of grief, desire, and the question: What is there to lose but time?

Two lovers meet again after 50 years – caught in a web of grief, desire, and the question: What is there to lose but time?


Two people meet again after more than fifty years. They were once lovers, but their lives took different turns: she married his best friend.


And although almost a lifetime separates them now, they still feel the same attraction, familiarity and passion. For Emma's family, this comes as a surprise and much too soon. After all, her husband has only just died. But love cannot be planned, and what do the two have left to lose, except time?


Cecilia Verheyden's feature film debut BEHIND THE CLOUDS thrilled all of Belgium with a humorous tribute to love at any age. The film was screened at the Brussels International Film Festival, where it received the Audience Award for best debut film, and was also honored at the Flanders Film Festival as an outstanding example of timeless love stories. These precise awards prove that the film is not only emotionally moving, but also artistically convincing.

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