Directed by
Dorothée van den Berghe

Written by
Dorothée van den Berghe

Production
Jan de Clercq, Dominique Janne, Alexander Vandeputte, Topkapi Films, Jeroen Beker, NPS

Release year
2002

Runtime
93 min

Story

In an attempt to break ties with the suffocating village moral she was raised in, Muriel interviews for a job in the city. As soon as she’s hired, she packs her bags, leaving her stunned parents and boyfriend behind. Muriel rents a room at Laura’s place. At age 35, Laura is everything Muriel would want to be: independent, sensual and adventurous. Laura introduces Muriel to life in the big city, while Muriel further distances herself from the past. But Muriel’s profound insecurities bring her to get caught in a web of lies while she desperately attempts to create a new identity and personality for herself, increasing the gap between her and her loved ones. A gap, which is further enhanced by the fact that they too carry their own secrets of life.