Release Date

13 Jun, 1991

Runtime

01:20: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Set on the eve of World War I, this poetic coming-of-age drama follows Elias, a sensitive twelve-year-old dreamer living on an isolated country estate. Raised by an eccentric, overprotective family detached from reality, Elias finds refuge in nature and his vivid imagination to escape his internal struggles. His fragile childhood bubble is shattered when he learns he will soon be sent away to a strict boarding school. During his final summer at home, Elias experiences a bittersweet emotional awakening shaped by three relatives: his older cousin and close companion Aloysius, his young cousin Hermine, who harbors a subtle infatuation for him, and his beautiful, melancholic Aunt Henriette, who serves as a dramatic muse. Based on Maurice Gilliams’ modernist classic, the film is a nostalgic, melancholic portrait of a boy forced to leave his idyllic fantasies behind and face the adult world.

Original Title

Elias of het gevecht met de nachtegalen

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Actors

Brikke Smets

Jimmi de Koning

Lotte Pinoy

Bien de Moor

Viviane de Muynck

Roland Ramaekers

Toon Brouwers

Marie-Louise Conings

Mia Van Roy

Cara Van Wersch

Crew