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From TMDb members · 1 total- moovies9/10
"Don't Shoot, That's my dad!" These words still resonate days after I've watched this film. It's the first one in it's kind that addresses a dark page in Belgian history, you know the hellhole/Chocolate factory. This takes us back to the mid 80's when a local gang committed…
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Don't Shoot
73%
Movie
2h 19m
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Don't Shoot (2018) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Don't Shoot (2018) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: In one fell swoop, nine-year old David Van de Steen lost his mother, his father and his sister in an attack by the Brabant Killers in Aalst. His grandfather, Albert, has the well-nigh impossible task of giving David a new perspective on life, a future. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~139 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Don't Shoot 73% (43 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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In one fell swoop, nine-year old David Van de Steen lost his mother, his father and his sister in an attack by the Brabant Killers in Aalst. His grandfather, Albert, has the well-nigh impossible task of giving David a new perspective on life, a future.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2018-10-04
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 550244
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Cast
Jan Decleir
Albert
Viviane de Muynck
Metje
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Mo Bakker
David (9 jaar)
Kes Bakker
David (12 jaar)
Jonas Van Geel
David (volwassene)
Inge Paulussen
Hilde De Moor
Louis Talpe
Gilbert
Elke Van Mello
Therese
Zita Wauters
Rebecca
Ann Tuts
Zuster Benedicte
Lucas Van den Eynde
Dokter Rumbaut
Charlotte De Bruyne
Nathalie
Nico Sturm
Chantal
Bert Haelvoet
Den Beir
Wouter Hendrickx
Walter
Tom van Dyck
Carlos
Alain Van Goethem
Jurgen Delnaet
Adjudant Lootens
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"Don't Shoot, That's my dad!" These words still resonate days after I've watched this film. It's the first one in it's kind that addresses a dark page in Belgian history, you know the hellhole/Chocolate factory. This takes us back to the mid 80's when a local gang committed several robberies on supermarkets, all with excessive violence and low loot. This 'Gang of Nijvel' always made a lot of casualties with military grade weaponry and precision. Storywise this focuses on one family and their pain as they are all gunned down except the little boy who survives after he witnessed the murder of his entire family. A this is a true story, this is also very real as this person is still alive today and fighting against all odds to get it solved. The movie does a great job in recreating these events and you can't help to cry a couple of times to the injustice in the investigation. You really feel the pain of the lead characters. Stijn Coninckx is truly our greatest director and once again he proves his worth in the shooting of this terrible tragedy. Main lead is Jan Decleir, our greatest actor, and does a fine job as the grandfather who takes care of his grandson after the murders. Jonas Van Geel however does a terrible job as the grandson, he is a comedian and not suited for a drama role. Terrible miscast and the only downside in the best flemish movie of the year(s). Conspiracy has always surrounded the dossier, the movie also shines a light on the several 'errors' in the investigation and the lack of goodwill to solve it. Since the tragedy the police has been rearmed with better material and a political drama was in the making. It seems there is some truth in this and that there were greater powers at work to destabilize our country. The movie doesn't end in a closure as it's still not solved.
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