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The Flemish Bandits / Thieves of the Wood

The Flemish Bandits / Thieves of the Wood

Year
2018
Length
10 x 45 min.
Genre
Historical Drama
Director
Maarten Moerkerke | Robin Pront
Screenplay
Christophe Dirickx | Benjamin Sprengers

Synopsis

Flanders, 18th century. The people are poor and exploited by the umpteenth occupier. Jan de Lichte and his friends form a ransacking gang of robbers who leave a bloody trail through Flanders. Together they rob stage coaches and castles and give back to the poor, turning Jan de Lichte into a mythical hero.

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Main cast

  • Matteo Simoni
  • Stef Aerts
  • Dirk Roofthooft
  • Tom Van Dyck

Cast

  • Jeroen Perceval
  • Anne-Laure Vandeputte
  • Charlotte Timmers
  • Anemone Valcke
  • Rik Willems
  • Manou Kersting
  • Iwein Segers
  • Tibo Vandenborre
  • Mathijs F. Scheepers
  • Arnaud Lorent
  • Peter Gorissen
  • Peter De Graef
  • Bruno Vanden Broecke
  • Rik Verheye
  • Patricia Goemaere
  • Inge Paulussen
  • Greet Verstraete
  • Sofie De Bree
  • Tuur Verelst
  • Kes Bakker
  • Ruth Beeckmans

Crew

  • director of photography Konrad Widelski
  • editing Mathieu Depuydt
  • original soundtrack Hans Mullens | Michel Bisceglia
  • production design Hendrik Van Kets | Kristel Dotremont
  • costumes Raïssa Hans
  • make-up & hair Gerda Van Hoof | Leendert Van Nimwegen
  • sound Marijn Thijs | Fabien Pochet
  • producer Dirk Impens
  • production assistant Christoph Foqué
  • line producer Johan Van den Driessche
  • 1st AD Wouter Boels | Nina Vandenhout
  • production manager Tomas Coppejans
  • casting Sara De Vries-Vinck
  • extra director Hadewich Huysveld
  • continuity Ines Van Impe
  • grip Miguel Rinckhout
  • gaffer Kristof Collier | Nicolas Lagae
  • post production supervisor Griet Meukens
  • image post production Mikros Image Belgium
  • sound post production Sonicpil
  • based upon De Bende van Jan de Lichte (Louis Paul Boon)