Between Brussels, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, Augure borrows from magic realism to paint a portrait of “undesirables” and “sorcerers” through the intertwined stories of protagonists of different genders and generations, confronted with the prejudice and suspicion of those around them.
A young Dutch soldier deployed to suppress post-WWII independence efforts in the Netherlands’ colony of Indonesia finds himself torn between duty and conscience when he joins an increasingly ruthless commander’s elite squad.
Haunted by the memories of home he once knew, a middle-aged tour guide unconsciously embarks on a journey to find self.
17-year-old Michael dreams of a future as a pianist, but his music education is not going smoothly. In his search for inspiration, he receives help from an unexpected source: his brother Danny introduces him to the emerging Rotterdam “gabber” music scene. Michael is drawn into a world of hard beats, brotherhood and drugs. When Danny's drug business reaches international proportions, the brothers must fight for their lives.
Since she’s started a passionate new relationship with the handsome and mysterious Joakim, life is smiling back at Lara again. Her marriage to detective Toni is but a distant memory. But when he accuses Joakim of having committed a series of unsolved murders in Luxembourg City’s Peitruss Valley, Lara’s world is thrown upside down. While trying to prove his innocence, she starts to wonder how well she really knows the one she loves.
Metaphysical thriller, which takes place in a retro-futuristic world. His characters get caught up in an intricate, dark intrigue in which nothing is as it seems, and a series of dramatic events leads to a completely surprising final.
Imprisoned on an unfair charge of fraud, a mild-mannered Jordanian contractor discovers that prison has its own rhythms, rules, and economies — and he soon begins to carve out a position for himself in this place where fraud isn’t a crime so much as a way of life.
Pro soccer player Jermaine Slagter is entering his last days at his club. Outside of the field his life is falling apart.
Daan van Citters and Joenoes Polnaija retrace the footsteps of their grandfathers in Indonesia. They both fought for the Netherlands against Indonesian independence: Daan’s grandfather went voluntarily from the Netherlands, Joenoes’s as a Moluccan soldier in the Dutch colonial army, KNIL. Their poignant journey forces them to ask themselves some difficult questions about guilt, shame and transgenerational transmission.
On a drive back home in a dirty car, three young women talk about other people. Their conversation flows naturally, and takes them into uncharted territory.
Paul and Anna live an apparently happy and successful life. But when their son inexplicably falls ill, the facade of a seemingly happy family life crumbles completely, like brittle porcelain that can no longer be glued.
Sixteen year old Bora spends each vacation together with his two summer brothers and Burcu, the neighbour girl. Before returning home to the Netherlands, he wants to make the most out of his last day in the Turkish holiday village.
Death haunts nightlife in Amsterdam. A serial killer makes boys disappear without a trace, but in his own way, he is a victim himself. He is not your average serial killer. When Vos unexpectedly develops feelings for the lonely Bram, he is confronted with his own lust for blood, while Bram risks his freedom and his life to preserve the precarious relationship. After all, the sensitive Vos is a vampire, a willy-nilly monster, who sustains himself on the boys he picks up in nightclubs. As the two boys grow closer together, Bram notices that sexually Vos puts up a wall, while Bram wants to push the limits.
A short crime thriller about the young crook Rick who receives an apparent simple task from his boss that changes into a grim test of his loyalty.
