Shades (1999)

Directed by

Erik Van Looy

Genre

drama film

Country

Belgium

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man escapes from prison in Belgium in the 1980s. The film follows his life before and after the escape.

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What happens

Shades is a 1999 Belgian film directed by Erik Van Looy and written by Van Looy, Paul Breuls and Guy Lee Thys. The story is loosely inspired on the Belgian murderer Freddy Horion and his escape from prison in 1982. Music for the film was composed by Alex Callier of Belgian band Hooverphonic, who performed the theme of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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