Dirk Roofthooft – MRQE

The Storm (2009/I)

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After surviving a devastating flood, a woman (Sylvia Hoeks) embarks on a frantic quest to find her missing baby.

Wil

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wilfried Wils is an auxiliary policeman in Antwerp at the start of the Second World War. The city is in the grip of violence and distrust. Wilfried does what he can for himself, avoiding paths that are too slippery. He receives attention and material support from a man who has sided with the German occupier, Meanbeard, but he also enjoys the confidence of his anti-Nazi colleague Lode, brother to Wilfrieds love Yvette. Wilfried struggles to survive as the persecution of the Jews proceeds unabated.

Rosie

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In a juvenile lockup, a new ward answers questions: she’s Rosie, 13, no parents, a sister Irene, a brother Michel. In flashbacks we find out what happened. She lives with Irene, who’s 27, whom Rosie knows is in fact her mother, but that’s their secret. Irene’s brother Michel, unemployed, a compulsive gambler, comes to stay with them. Around then, Irene meets Bernard; they come to care for each other. This leaves Rosie without attention, so she puts all her adolescent hopes and romantic fantasies into a relationship with Jimi, a good looking kid she sees on a bus. Is it adventures with Jimi that land her in juvie? Once she’s there, why doesn’t he answer her letters?

De storm

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A fictional story within the historical context of the disastrous flood that engulfed the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland in 1953. When their farmhouse is destroyed by the flood, teenage mother Julia gets separated from her baby boy, whom she kept hidden in a box. She is saved from drowning by a young air force lieutenant, who agrees to go help looking for Julia’s little son.

Suske en Wiske: De duistere diamant

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Any Way the Wind Blows

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Antwerp, at the beginning of June. On a sunny Friday, eight people dream of having a different life. There’s wind and music, police and paranoia, gossip and fighting. There’s an old virus, an astrayed frisbee, a dead horse, and a mysterious person called Windman. In the evening there’s a party

Magonia

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A sea faring father, a man living on the edge of mental sanity, periodically sees his young son. During the visits, the father tells the boy stories, exotic as well as close to home, about Magonia. This is a mythical place where clouds represent impossible dreams and unfulfilled desires. But the characters in this imaginary place all curiously resemble people now living near the father.

Olivetti 82

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A man with bloody hands is arrested as prime suspect in a murder case. He does not understand why and refuses to cooperate. Bernard Van de Wiele, the suspect, is a writer. One of the police inspectors comes up with the idea to give him a typewriter: an Olivetti 82. The interrogators hope that this way he will agree to share his story. Bernard begins his memoir: a long search for love and protection. Little by little the truth comes to light.

Pleure pas Germaine

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After the dead of the eldest daughter, Germaine and Gilles and their children leave for a holiday in the mountains to restore their bond. However, the killer of their daughter also resides in those mountains and Gilles wants revenge.

Hombres complicados

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A businessman gets in serious financial troubles. When his mother dies, he thinks he’s saved, but she only leaves 50.000 francs (1.500 USD). His brother Bruno, a customs officer, wants to use the money for her funeral, but our businessman prefers to use it to shake off his attackers. He promises them they will get through customs without problems with a certain package… Now his only problem is to convince Bruno…