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2/9/20241h 24m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

Stefan, a migrant construction worker living in Brussels, is planning a trip home to his mother in Romania. In preparing for his voyage, he reconnects with local family members over gifted bowls of homemade soup, interacts with strangers, and discovers a revivifying commune with nature. This leads him to an unexpected connection with Shuxiu, a Chinese-Belgian bryologist studying the local moss.

Director:

Bas Devos

Status:

Released

Language:

French

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

immigrant
brussels, belgium
meditative
mysterious
calm
thoughtful
philosophical
reflective
lyrical
wonder
loving
relaxed
intimate
soup
understated
moss
romantic
comforting
compassionate
empathetic
enchant
gentle
hopeful
modest
powerful
sincere
sympathetic
vibrant

Cast

Stefan Gota

~ as ~

Stefan

Liyo Gong

~ as ~

Shuxiu

Cédric Luvuezo

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Cedric

Teodor Corban

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Mihai

Saadia Bentaïeb

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Saadia

Alina Constantin

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Anca

ShuHuan Wang

~ as ~

ShuHuan

Victor Claudio Zichil

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Radu

Jovial Mbenga

~ as ~

Jovial

Sanae Khamlichi

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Polly

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
Romanian builder "Stefan" (Stefan Gota) is quite adept at making soup! With his holidays looming he is clearing out his fridge and hoping to get his ageing jalopy fixed so he can travel. He is also a bit of an insomniac and wanders the streets at night exploring and cutting a rather lonely figure appearing to have few friends. That is until he is walking along a country path and encounters a lady (Liyo Gong) examining the mosses that grow freely. They have met before - in her aunt's Chinese restaurant, briefly, amidst a thunderstorm and he is intrigued with her scientific endeavours. She explains to him what she is doing and why, informing him that mosses were the first plants ever to grow on the Earth. The next few hours see him diverted from his mission to go collect his car, and for the two to share their afternoon together. Might anything come of it? Well, that's not really the point. Instead, this seems to be a gentle reminder of how much easier, especially when empowered by the power of his vegetable soup, it is for people to engage with easy other or friendly and curious terms. It's a momentary observation of not just human existence, but it also showcases the beauty of nature as it exists amidst our man-made concrete and brick environment. The rain also seems to serve an almost allegorical purpose, wiping the slate clean for another episode in his solitary yet open-minded and friendly life. It is a strangely compelling film to watch. There's no beginning, or end - just a middle, and the two actors deliver plausibly imbuing a certain not easily definable chemistry.