Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema 2017
7.2 / 10
Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium. The viewer gets a chance to discover long forgotten - and even unfinished - genre gems and learn in-depth info about underrated 'splatter and gore'-fests, post-apocalyptic movies, slasher-films, nazisploitation, women-in-prison and other fantastical Flemish genre benders through the eyes of the directors, producers, composers, principal actors and genre experts. "Forgotten Scares" is illustrated by rare behind the scene footage, classic film scenes, production stills, promotional art and even never before seen videos out of the vaults of the filmmakers.
The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium. The viewer gets a chance to discover long forgotten - and even unfinished - genre gems and learn in-depth info about underrated 'splatter and gore'-fests, post-apocalyptic movies, slasher-films, nazisploitation, women-in-prison and other fantastical Flemish genre benders through the eyes of the directors, producers, composers, principal actors and genre experts. "Forgotten Scares" is illustrated by rare behind the scene footage, classic film scenes, production stills, promotional art and even never before seen videos out of the vaults of the filmmakers.
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Full Cast & Crew
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Rob Van Eyck... himself
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LPDB
Léon Paul De Bruyn... himself
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Release Date:
Apr 09, 2017 (Belgium)
Run Time:
1hr 36`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Dutch
Production Countries:
Belgium
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
Directors & Credit Writers
SDR
Steve De Roover... Director
Cast
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... himself
... himself
RVE
Rob Van Eyck... himself
... himself
LPDB
Léon Paul De Bruyn... himself
... herself
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MS
Michel Sabbe... himself
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JR
Joël Rabijns... himself
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Produced By
SDR
Steve De Roover... Producer
KH
Kevin Hoed... Producer
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Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
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