Ex Drummer
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Koen Mortier
Dries Vanhegen
Sam Louwyck
Norman Baert
Gunter Lamoot
Francois Beukelaars
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Every village or town in Flanders has a couple of bands that end up playing in local halls and community centers, while still cherishing a dream of future fame. Like their idols, the band members often turn to drugs and then find themselves in a downwards spiral of chaos and violence. Here, three musicians still need a drummer before they can turn into rock 'n' roll stars for the one-off major gig they have in mind. They find the drummer they need in the form of the arrogant and successful writer Dries, who regards it as an experiment to step outside his own happiness and descend to the less well endowed world of the common man. This fourth man, whose handicap is that he cannot play the drums, gradually reveals himself to be an unscrupulous manipulator. Mutual tensions and family vendettas mean that violence gradually increases. In the end the writer manages to drive the other band members so far they could drink each other's blood.
Director
Koen Mortier
Cast
Dries Vanhegen
Sam Louwyck
Norman Baert
Gunter Lamoot
Francois Beukelaars
Bernadette Damman
Wim Willaert
Dolores Bouckaert
Jan Hammenecker
Barbara Callewaert
Sebastien Dewaele
Tristan Versteven
Crew
Herman Brusselmans
Nicolas Duval-adassovsky
Luca Fanfani
Ruben Goots
Eurydice Gysel
Flip Kowlier
Ann Lauwerys
Catherine Marchand
Koen Mortier
Koen Mortier
Geert Paredis
Glynn Speeckaert
Manu Van Hove
Guy Van Nueten
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Spring March 4, 2011
Released in United States 2007
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Tiger Awards Competition) January 24-February 4, 2007.
Based on the novel "Ex Drummer" written by Herman Brusselmans; published by Prometheus, 1994.
Feature directorial debut for Koen Mortier.
Limited Release in United States Spring March 4, 2011 (New York City.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Tiger Awards Competition) January 24-February 4, 2007.)
