Loft (2008 film)
| Loft | |
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| Directed by | Erik Van Looy |
| Produced by | Hilde De Laere |
| Written by | Bart De Pauw |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Wolfram de Marco |
| Cinematography | Danny Elsen |
| Edited by | Philippe Ravoet |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Independent Films |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | Dutch |
| Budget | €3.2 million |
Loft is a 2008 Belgian erotic mystery film directed by Erik Van Looy and written by Bart De Pauw, starring an ensemble cast of notable Flemish actors.
Plot
Five married men share ownership of an upmarket loft, which they use to discreetly meet their respective mistresses. When the body of a murdered woman is found in that loft, the men begin to suspect each other of having committed the gruesome crime, as they are the only ones with keys to the premises. Through flashbacks, which are intertwined by scenes from the present, the story is unravelled.
Cast
- Koen De Bouw as Chris Van Outryve
- Filip Peeters as Vincent Stevens
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Filip Willems
- Bruno Vanden Broucke as Luc Seynaeve
- Koen De Graeve as Marnix Laureys
- Veerle Baetens as Ann Marai
- Tine Reymer as Barbara Stevens
- Marie Vinck as Sarah Delporte
- Jan Decleir as Ludwig Tyberghein
Production
Portions of the movie were shot in Ostend in January 2008. The building where the loft is situated is in Antwerp, next to the river Scheldt. A teaser trailer was released in May.
Reception
By 19 February 2009, Loft was the most successful Flemish film ever at the box office with at the time 1,082,480 visitors, passing the previous record holder, Stijn Coninx' Koko Flanel.[1]
Remake
In 2011, Van Looy began production on an American remake of Loft. The remake stars Karl Urban (who replaced Patrick Wilson), James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, and Schoenaerts (reprising his role from the original) and was released theatrically on January 30, 2015.
References
- ↑ "'Loft' breekt record van 'Koko Flanel'" (in Dutch). Belgium: De Standaard. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.