World premiere

Skunk

Local title
Skunk
Director
Koen Mortier
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Year
2023
Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Genre
Drama, Youth film
Subject
interpersonal relationships, familial relationships, violence, addictions, friendship, abuse, betrayal, child in a grown ups role, children's rights, youth

Skunk follows Liam, a neglected teen who is taken away from his parents’ home, where substances and violence reigned. Trading his school for a closed youth facility, he has trouble starting over again as he gets bullied even worse there. Although Liam finds solace with a new friend and social workers at first, when he revisits old traumas during counselling, his past keeps haunting him.

“Skunk” is based on a novel written by Geert Taghon.

Age recommendation: 16+

Director
Koen Mortier
Screenwriter
Koen Mortier
Cast
Thibaud Dooms, Natali Broods, Boris Van Severen, Sarah Vandeursen, Colin Van Eeckhout
Producer
Eurydice Gysel
Cinematographer
Nicolas Karakatsanis
Art director
Geert Paredis
Sound
Oliver Pattinama
Runtime
Language
Dutch
Subtitles
Estonian, English

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Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening040704 / Skunk
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsKoen Mortier (Director, Screenwriter), Eurydice Gysel (Producer), Thibaud Dooms (Cast), Tom Vermeersch (Cast)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening120801 / Skunk
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening160801 / Skunk
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker