Edition: First Cut Lab Belgium 2022
LUKA
Belgium
Production company: Bo Films
World premiere: International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023 – Big Screen Competition
Participants
Luka, a young and ambitious soldier, embeds himself in the legendary Fort Kairos where heroic warriors defend the remains of civilization. His hopes to serve as an elite sniper are crushed when he is assigned to maintenance and must submit to the code of Kairos: obedience- endurance-sacrifice. As he rises through the ranks, Luka finds joy and strength in friendships with Konstantin, an enigmatic radar engineer, and Geronimo, a light-hearted private.
CREDITS
Director & Writer: Jessica Woodworth
Inspired By Dino Buzzati’s ‘Il Deserto Dei Tartari’
Editor: David Verdurme
Producer: Peter Brosens
Co-Producers: Maarten D’hollander . Tim Martens (Krater Films, Be) Diana Elbaum (Beluga Tree, Be) Flaminio Zadra . Pilar Saavedra Perrotta (Palosanto Films, It) Denis Vaslin . Fleur Knopperts (Volya Films, Nl) Stefan Kitanov . Mira Staleva (Art Fest, Bg) Anzhela Frangyan (Dokino, Am)
Cast: Jonas Smulders . Geraldine Chaplin . Jan Bijvoet Samvel Tadevossian . Django Schrevens . Sam Louwyck
International sales: Films Boutique
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