Release Date

01 Jan, 1973

Runtime

01:35: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The Herts Camera Sutra or The Palefaces (1973) is a militant and visually fragmented critique of Belgian bourgeois society, blending documentary collage with semi-autobiographical fiction. De Hert attacks the distractions of nationalism, religion, and popular culture while exposing capitalism, social injustice, and postcolonial exploitation. The film’s second half shifts to a disillusioned group of rebellious youths, revealing the uncertainty and emotional paralysis behind revolutionary ideals. Both politically fierce and deeply self-questioning, the film captures the tension between radical ambition and powerlessness.

Original Title

Camera sutra (of de bleekgezichten)

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Actors

Robbe De Hert

Monique Beyns

Freddy Beyns

Rufus J. Bonez

Frans Smolders

Alfred van Kuyk

Ida Dequeecker

Danielle Petit-Jean

Frieda Pittoors

Dirk Everaert

Piet Raes

Guido Van Zieleghem

Jacques Vandenbergh

Rudi van Vlaanderen

Reinhilde Decleir

John Van Gestel

Jeanine De Roef

Leo Madder

Paul Verbraeken

Dora van der Groen

Fons Rademakers

Crew

Robbe De Hert

Frans Huybrechts

Robbe De Hert

Guido Henderickx

Paul De Vree

Patrick Le Bon

Magda Reypens

Guido Van Rooy