DON'T SHOOT
by Stijn Coninx
synopsis
November 9, 1985. A gang carried out a bloody raid on the Delhaize Supermarket in Aalst, Belgium. The so-called Brabant Killers brutally murdered eight innocent people, among whom were Gilbert, Thérèse and Rebecca Van de Steen. Nine-year old David Van de Steen, although critically injured, survived the shooting. His parents and sister were among the final victims of the infamous gang. David became an orphan and his grandparents took on the heart-wrenching task of trying to give him a new perspective on life and help him build a future. Grandfather Albert fought for over 25 years to bring the killers to justice. To this day, the killers who murdered 28 people between 1982 and 1985 have not been identified. It is the biggest scandal in the history of Belgian justice.
international title: | Don't Shoot |
original title: | Niet Schieten |
country: | Belgium, Netherlands |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Stijn Coninx |
release date: | BE 10/10/2018, NL 15/11/2018 |
screenplay: | Stijn Coninx, Rik D'Hiet |
cast: | Jan Decleir, Viviane de Muynck, Mo Bakker, Kes Bakker, Jonas Van Geel, Inge Paulussen, Louis Talpe, Elke Van Mello, Zita Wauters, Ann Tuts |
cinematography by: | Danny Elsen |
film editing: | Philippe Ravoet |
art director: | Hubert Pouille |
costumes designer: | Kristin Van Passel |
music: | Jorrit Kleijnen, Alexander Reumers |
producer: | Peter Bouckaert |
co-producer: | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne |
line producer: | Nathalie Van Schelvergem |
production: | Eyeworks Film & TV Drama NV, Kaap Holland Film, Les Films du Fleuve |
backing: | Netherlands Film Production Incentive (NL), Screen Flanders (BE) |
distributor: | Kinepolis Film Distribution, Dutch FilmWorks |