Mannekin Pis
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Frank Van Passel
Frank Vercruyssen
Antje Deboeck
Ann Petersen
Stany Crets
Wim Opbrouck
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A happy family driving through the countryside is killed at a railroad crossing, while their son, Harry, steps out to urinate. The last words he had uttered to his mother were, "I love you." Nearly eighteen years later, Harry is still unable to say "I love you" to anyone else--paralyzed by the fear of causing them terminal injury, as well. However, now that Harry's possibly met the woman of his dreams, he is at a crossroads as to whether or not he will say these words for a second time.
Director
Frank Van Passel
Cast
Frank Vercruyssen
Antje Deboeck
Ann Petersen
Stany Crets
Wim Opbrouck
Guy Dermul
Crew
Dirk Bombey
Renaat Coppens
Christophe Dirickx
Gert Embrechts
Dirk Impens
Karin Vaerenberg
Kaatje Van Damme
Johan Van Essche
Kristin Van Passel
Jan Vancaillie
Rudy Verzyck
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Belgium's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Co-winner, along with Marius Holst's "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die" (Norway/1995), of the Prix de Montreal for best first fiction feature at the 1995 Montreal World Film Festival.
Winner of the Critics' Week prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
Winner of the Jury Prize for originality at the 1995 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in France November 8, 1995
Feature directorial debut for Frank Van Passel.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 9-20, 1995.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Critics' Week) May 17-28, 1995.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 12-29, 1995.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 24 - September 4, 1995.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 5-21, 1996.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (First Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.
Shown in New York City (Quad Cinema) as part of program "Voices & Visions: New Films From Belgium" December 4-10, 1998.
color
Dolby
dialogue Flemish
Released in France November 8, 1995
