The read
A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
In a surreal, bureaucratically rigid society where ending one’s own life requires an official government permit, depressed florist Stefan Pielek makes the mistake of attempting suicide without the proper paperwork. Under police supervision, he submissively files his official application and closes his shop while waiting for the approval. However, during his aimless wanderings through the city, he meets a young woman who calls herself Ophelia. After falling deeply in love and rediscovering the joy of living, Stefan receives the ultimate bureaucratical blow: his suicide permit is approved, meaning that by law, he no longer exists.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcel MartinDirector
Cast
- Bettina DubbledOphelia
- Leo DewalsBuckings
- Joanna GeldofSchatteman
- Leo HaeltermanWaiter
- Marcel HendrickxDriver
- Henriette LambeauGrandmother
- Ann PetersenLiga van de Pels
- Ward De RavetComissioner
- Raf ReymenCzubek
- Bob Van der VekenFelix Bollen
- Henk van UlsenStefan Pielek
- Cara Van WerschElzbieta