
Belgium, 1980. On the banks of the Meuse river, against the background of a steel-producing city, factories close down one after another and lay off workers. One of those made redundant is Fabrice, who, at thirty-five, is proud of his trade, and now feels he has become useless. His wife, Céline, tries to renew his interest in life, but Fabrice remains trapped in his depression, and then one day he disappears...
Cast

Robin Renucci
Fabrice

Fabienne Babe
Céline
Tolsty
Marek
Gil Lagay
Renzo
Pietro Pizzuti
Laurent
Nathalie Uffner
Solange, Unknown

Pier Paquette
Brendon

Vincent Grass
Alain
Jean-Claude Derudder
Moustachu

Bernard Marbaix
Roger
Catherine Brady
Prostituée

Éric De Staercke
Présentateur

Grażyna Jabłońska
Mère Myriam
Suzanne Colin
Unknown
Stéphane Pondeville
Martin
Angélique Astgen
Myriam
Georges Bossair
Albert Terlinck
Robert Germay
Syndicaliste
François Torres
Yusen
Monique Ghysens
Monique
Léon Masy
Ami Marek

Raymond Avenière
Entrepreneur
Claude Etienne
Commissaire
Carina van der Sande
Entraîneuse
Cathy Galettik
Serveuse CPAS
Lorenzo Salvaggio
Ouvrier
Jacques Docquier
Ouvrier
Carmelo Jibilaro
Ouvrier
Boleslaw Stanislavski
Ouvrier

Denis Mpunga
Ouvrier Loco
Cédric Aerts
Frère Myriam
Marine Manard
Soeur Myriam
Patrick Goossens
Acheteur Maison
Tania Malempré
Acheteuse Maison
Mary Fayt
Directrice
Henri Mariette
Mr. Charlier

Catherine Claeys
Mme Charlier
Eric De Koninck
Ouvrier Trompette
Thierry Dabée
L'homme Grenouille
Crew

Luc Dardenne
Director, Writer, Producer

Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Director, Writer, Producer
Ludo Troch
Editor
Denise Vindevogel
Editor

Giorgos Arvanitis
Director of Photography
Dirk Impens
Producer

Jean-Luc Ormières
Producer

Claude Waringo
Producer

Yves Brover-Rabinovici
Production Design
Monic Parelle
Costume Design
Jean-Pierre Duret
Sound
Wim Mertens
Original Music Composer, Music



















