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Browse 10 movies from Les APACH - Les Ateliers de Production Audiovisuelle Coopératifs de la H.E.L.B.
Cowboy Pas Fatigué keeps watch at Brussels South Station. He is not like other cowboys: this former Congolese wrestler aims to set his students on the right path by teaching them his art.
Mar 2026
The world is transformed by rising sea levels and severe droughts. A young man from the cities travels to a region abandoned by all. His goal is to reach the coast to see the sea. Along the way, he encounters the remnants of a vanished society and meets those who still live there.
May 2024
Hamid, a cleaner in a Brussels hospital, leads a double life… at least in the eyes of his mother, Aïcha, who believes him to be a brilliant gynecologist. The problem? She turns up for a consultation. With just 48 hours, he’ll have to become a doctor. Luckily, he can count on his fellow cleaning staff. What if the biggest lie of his life ended up working in his favor?
Jun 2025
Séverine, a paediatric nurse, is navigating a difficult transition as she tries to rebuild her life after years of addiction, seeking a sense of balance in a monotonous daily routine where the shadows of the past still linger.
At Spa-Francorchamps, a young racing driver named Lucas strives to prove himself among the best. This intimate documentary explores his preparation, struggles, and personal sacrifices, highlighting the human story behind ambition and perseverance.
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Arthur and Romain, two brothers, are trying to part with the inheritance left to them by their father, who died seven years earlier. He left them a huge factory measuring over 2,000 square metres in the heart of Brussels. Countless memories are buried in the depths of this factory that stands before them. Their father's spirit hovers over this very special place.
Nov 2022
Sans cicatrice tells the story of an evolving relationship between a mother and her son. The mother is bipolar and lives through intense episodes. After years, the mother becomes stable and they decide to make a film together, in which they play their proper role. This shared project symbolizes the end of their chaotic journey.
Mar 2024
A woman. A wife. A mother, my mother. Unstable health and 15 years of battling illness. This film unfolds primarily through a body, her body, her skin, her flesh, and her cells. I explore the organic relationship between illness and my mother's broken and rebuilt body.
Nov 2023
A portrait of Daniel Thielemans, a 75-year-old man with a melancholic and introverted nature who has always lived in great solitude. In his retirement, he becomes an iconic figure in the professional and amateur world. This is the story of an encounter between a film crew and an old leading man.
Oct 2022
Ana travels down memory lane to piece together the story of her daughter’s abduction. The landscapes of the small Romanian town where she lives become the canvases of her thoughts, constantly oscillating between past and present.
Jan 2025