Vincent and the End of the World

Film Info

Belgium 2017 | 121 min. Director: Christophe van Rompaey

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Vincent and the End of the World

Synopsis

Vincent is a 17-year old ecologist who drives his family crazy with his attempts to reduce their carbon footprint. Vincent‘s giddy French aunt Nikki takes him on a trip to France, convinced that the boy‘s obsession is related to his suffocating mother. But on their road-trip, Vincent proves to be much more than Nikki can handle.

Cast & Crew

Director

Christophe van Rompaey
Producer

Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, Emmanuel Giraud, Aurélie Bordier
Screenwriter

Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem
Director of photography

David Williamson
Main Cast

Spencer Bogaert (Vincent), Alexandra Lamy (Nicole), Barbara Sarafian (Marianne), Geert van Rampelberg (Raf), Frédéric Epaud (Guillaume)
Editor (Cut)

Alain Dessauvage
Sound Design

Alek Goosse
Original Score

Nicolas Repac
Production Design

Hubert Pouille
Costume Design

Kristin Van Passel
Makeup

Catherine Bruchon, Antonella Prestigiacomo

Director's comment

Making a comedy about suicide in a country with one of the highest suicide rates in Europe sounds somewhat harsh. Of course it’s much more then that. Vincent is a dramatic story with a funny edge and deals with both life’s joys and its disappointments, with its fears and its hopes. Its base is a feeling of unease, restlessness, lack of vision and future almost inherent with living and growing up in the world today. This takes us on a journey, both inward and outward, both in narrative and in the making. But foremost I’d like to think it’s realistic and I ended up putting more of myself into this film then I could have anticipated.

Biography

Christophe Van Rompaey cut his teeth directing with a handful of shorts and Flemish comedy series such as HALLELUJA and TEAM SPIRIT. His feature film début MOSCOW, BELGIUM proved a commercial success in Flanders and a hit with festivals, winning 3 awards at the 2008 Cannes Critics’ Week. It went on to win fifteen awards at festivals. The film was released in a number of territories including France, Germany and the United States, where it earned a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Christophe subsequently directed the acclaimed drama LENA (2012), which nabbed awards at the Les Arcs and Fantasporto festivals. He also directed the popular mini-series VOOR WAT HOORT WAT (2014) for national television. VINCENT AND THE END OF THE WORLD is Christophe’s third feature film and his second collaboration with writer Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem.

Filmography:

2016 VINCENT AND THE END OF THE WORLD
2014 VOOR WAT HOORT WAT, TV-series
2012 LENA
2008 MOSCOW BELGIUM
2008 MISSING,TV-series
2005 HALLELUJA!, TV-series
2004 TEAM SPIRIT - THE SERIES II, TV-series
2002 TEAM SPIRIT - THE SERIES, TV-series