A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 22, 2019
Original Title:
De Buttek
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Artémis Productions
Film Fund Luxembourg
Samsa Film
Shelter Prod
Production Countries:
Belgium | Luxembourg
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
Like every year, André, manager of a company named ALTER NATIVE that furnishes sanitary article, invites his seven employees to a quietly festive Christmas weekend. Yet, unlike the years before, André has bad news. He is terminally ill and wants to hand over his company to one of them. He will announce his successor in the course of the weekend. His collaborators immediately turn into competitors. When his own son, Philippe, whom nobody knew about, makes a sudden appearance, cards are redistributed, but suspicion quickly arises that André plays a deceptive game. While his employees, in a crazy race behind the back of the others, try to make their mark, Philippe tries to understand the obscure game his father is playing. And what role does the hotel owner play in all this? Jingle bells? Jingle bells!
ADR Recordist:
David Gérain
Associate Producer:
Jani Thiltges
Claude Waringo
Cinematography:
Tom Bierbaumer
Co-Producer:
Patrick Quinet
Director:
Luc Feit
Editor:
Felix Sorger
First Assistant Camera:
Philippe Manderscheid
First Assistant Director:
Daniel Texter
Line Producer:
Brigitte Kerger-Santos
Music:
Sophie Balbeur
Post-Production Manager:
Jean- Luc ZEHNTER
Producer:
Bernard Michaux
Production Assistant:
Mandy Koppers
Production Design:
Christina Schaffer
Production Manager:
Lola Lefebvre
Second Assistant Director:
Yasin Özen
Sound:
Carlo Thoss
Sound Editor:
François Dumont
Jérémy Hassid
Gervaise Demeure
Xavier Dujardin
Visual Effects:
Gil Pinheiro
Writer:
Luc Feit
Guy Helminger
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