International Competition

Ne me quitte pas

Niels van Koevorden, Sabine Lubbe Bakker
Screening time  
24.02. / Monday, 12:00 - 14:00 Theatre 2  
26.02. / Wednesday, 21:00 - 23:00 Theatre 1  
27.02. / Thursday, 13:00 - 15:00 Theatre 3  
Set in a village on the edge of Belgium, Bob (Flemish) and Marcel (Walloon) share their solitude, sense of humor and craving for alcohol.

Ne me quitte pas is a tragicomic ode to failure. Set in a village on the edge of Belgium, Bob (Flemish) and Marcel (Walloon) share their solitude, sense of humor and craving for alcohol. Bob is a retired cowboy who loves his freedom and the forest, while Marcel is trying to hold on to the family he is about to lose. Time passes slowly in the Wallonian countryside. Fortunately, there’s wood to be chopped, sticky flypaper to be hung and there are the occasional trips to the dentist. The remaining time is killed with drinking. They have agreed that suicide is the best way out if worse comes to worst. In that case, they have chosen the perfect spot to do so: under Bob’s tree of life.

Niels van Koevorden

Niels van Koevorden, born in1984 in Netherland, graduated at the Dutch Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam. His film Lukomir – Six Months Off (2010) about the isolated mountain village in Bosnia and Herzegovina was given the VPRO documentary award for best graduation documentary.

Sabine Lubbe Bakker

Sabine Lubbe Bakker, born in 1978 in Netherland, studied in The Netherlands and Brazil. While studying political sciences she got intrigued by the Middle East. After graduation she made her first feature-length documentary, the award-winning Shout (2010), shot in Syria and the Golan Heights with co-director Ester Gould. Sabine directed three 50-minute documentaries for the Dutch national documentary program Backlight.

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Ne Me Quitte Pas

Netherlands, Belgium
2013, 106', DCP

Directed by:
Niels van Koevorden, Sabine Lubbe Bakker

Screenplay by:
Niels van Koevorden, Sabine Lubbe Bakker

Cinematography:
Niels van Koevorden

Edited by:
Niels van Koevorden, Sabine Lubbe Bakker

Producer:
Pieter van Huystee

Produced by:
Pieter van Huystee Film

Festivals & Awards:

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam – IDFA 2013