After Laughter

A truck carrying a Dutch military convoy on a peacekeeping mission breaks down somewhere in the desert. As a group of soldiers waits for a repair team to arrive, they encounter a local boy who refuses to leave.

Fresh out of prison, Toni struggles to reconnect with her daughter Anna, who was raised by her grandmother Betty, while resisting the pull of her ex-lover Max's criminal world. Working at her uncle Frank's restaurant, she discovers his smuggling ties and Max involves her in a violent altercation on the docks. She faces pressure from the police and seeks redemption by getting away from Max. But trouble catches up with her, putting her family in danger. Toni will take all the risks to finally find a chance for her future with Anna and Betty.

Camille, is the eldest of a large family. One day, her parents enter a religious community which gradually, regimentation becomes sectarian and Camille will have to fight to assert her freedom and save her brothers and sisters.

Many years after a sweltering summer that spun out of control, Eva returns to the village she grew up in with an ice block in the back of her car. In the dead of winter, she confronts her past and faces up to her tormentors.

Vincent is a 17-year old ecologist who drives his family crazy with his attempts to reduce their carbon footprint. Vincent‘s giddy French aunt Nikki takes him on a trip to France, convinced that the boy‘s obsession is related to his suffocating mother. But on their road-trip, Vincent proves to be much more than Nikki can handle.

In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.

In the year 2036, a woman visits The Memory Shop. Innovative technology ensures that you can relive your memories there and have them recorded on film. She returns to the Lac de Berléand for a short while on May 7, 1990 for an intense, loving moment with her husband who is now demented.

Frikke, a 14-year-old boy, discovers a sinister computer game that uses real children from his neighbourhood as players. In a race against time Frikke must find the evil creator of this horrible game.

Two years after the tragic loss of his older brother, 17-year-old Daan unwillingly goes along when his grieving family decides to give shelter to a homeless teenager called Radja. But as Daan witnesses how this stranger's presence deeply affects his mother, he starts to unravel Radja's mysterious past.

A road trip comedy about a crazy mother who has a tense relationship with her son.

To escape mounting tensions at the advertising agency they co-own, French-German couple Nina and Jan whisk their kids, Max and Emma, away to their seaside vacation home. The couple has signed a new politically charged client, forcing them to confront their clashing priorities. But what’s meant to be an idyllic off-season retreat turns sinister when burglars tear through the house, unseen by anyone except Nina. Though at first the aftermath brings the family closer, it’s short-lived once Max reveals he glimpsed his father hiding during the break-in. As the police investigate and the evidence doesn’t add up, the account of what took place begins to unravel alongside the couple’s faith in each other.

When a mysterious young man interrupts a radio broadcasting, the dark night is lightened by colour, conversation, and jazz.

IT BEGINS KIND OF CUTE... IT ENDS OBSCENE! IN BETWEEN FLIGHTS, THEY HIJACK THE SCREEN! A brief encounter at Brussels Airport between a famous livestreamer and a young woman takes a wild turn once money and the audience get involved.

Director Spencer Bogaert immerses us in a nostalgic reverie about table tennis, inviting us to an impromptu game of ping-pong in various public spaces. Drawing on his memories, For Mouna openly explores different cinematographic forms and styles to rediscover the joys of play and of childhood.

Bas invites his friend Flor on a boys’ weekend in the French Ardennes to explore vulnerability. To facilitate this experiment, they adopt ‘Cowboy’ alter egos, in the hope that this role-play will help them get closer to themselves and to each other.