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Drift (2013)

Drift poster
Directed by
Benny Vandendriessche
Genre
drama film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
19
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A couple stays in an empty hotel in the Romanian Carpathian mountains. A man seeks redemption after his wife's long illness and death, with the post-communist ruins around them as the setting.

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What happens

Drift is a 2013 Belgium art house film about a couple that waits in an empty hotel in the Romanian Carpathian mountains. The modern ruins of post-communist Romania form the backdrop for a man's quest for redemption and, possibly, punishment following his wife's death after a long illness. It is directed by Benny Vandendriessche, with the storyline conceived from the performance art by performance artist Dirk Hendrikx. The film was produced by Peter Krüger for Inti Films and Raymond van der Kaaij for Revolver Media and stars Dirk Hendrikx, Lieve Meeusen and Constantin Cojocaru in principal roles. Drift is an esoteric and somewhat opaque meditation on loss and grief. The film had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, and won the FIPRESCI award at the International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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