Seuls

Overview

Mental anguish is all that's present in the film Seuls / Alone (1989). Shot like a grungy medical documentary, Smolders and co-director Thierry Knauff intercut shots of several children at a Belgium psychiatric clinic. The kids are shown with forlorn expressions, twicthing their eyes, sometimes smiling, shaking, jumping, rocking their heads side to side, or smacking their heads with horrific glee against walls. It's a minimalist work that captures the intense monotony of lost and disturbed young minds, and maintains a gritty intensity.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 26, 1989

Original language

English

Director

Thierry Knauff,Olivier Smolders

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0423149