Skunk (niederländische OmeU) || Fantasy Filmfest || FEAR GOOD AWARD || Deutschlandpremiere

In the organizer's words:

"Seven festival cities - seven jury members - seven films" is the motto of this competition section, which focuses on European (co-)productions. The film selected by the seven-member jury from Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart will be awarded the FEAR GOOD AWARDS and announced at the end of the festival.

"Seven festival cities - seven jury members - seven films" is the motto of this competition, which focuses on European (co-)productions. The film selected by the jury will receive the FEAR GOOD AWARDS and be announced at the end of the festival.

Skunk

Blood streams down Liam's face when the police snatch him from his aggressive parents. But even in the youth center he is not safe from abuse. Budding psychopaths like Momo and Johan, who dream of setting kittens on fire, have their sights set on him. But Liam is ready. He knows enough about violence, including from the splatter films he watched as a child, locked in the cellar while the adults celebrated their kinky sex parties upstairs.

EX DRUMMER traumatized you in 2007. And so enthusiastic that you honored the fucked-up assi-punk hunk with the FRESH BLOOD AWARD! In SKUNK, Koen Mortier also sinks deep into the human abyss - and never resurfaces. Thibaud Dooms' acting performance is deeply disturbing: Liam's gaze is branded with all the unresolved torment of a destroyed childhood, his ruthless outbursts resemble a primal force. SKUNK will fuck you up.

English Version

In 2007 EX DRUMMER traumatized us - so much that the audience celebrated the fucked-up assi-punk hunk with the FRESH BLOOD AWARD! Belgian director Koen Mortier comes back with SKUNK and dives again deep into the human abyss - and never sees the surface again. Thibaud Dooms' acting performance as an outsider and redemption seeker Liam is deeply disturbing. For sure, SKUNK will get you.

Film: Skunk (Belgium, Netherlands 2023)
Director: Koen Mortier
Starring: Thibaud Dooms, Natali Broods, Boris Van Severen, Colin H. van Eeckhout
Screenplay: Koen Mortier, Geert Taghon (script)
Duration: 105 min
Language version: Dutch OmeU

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