Ben X
Ben X
Directed by:
Nic BalthazarCinematography:
Lou BerghmansComposer:
Praga KhanCast:
Marijke Pinoy, Greg Timmermans, Cesar De Sutter, Gilles De Schryver, Maarten Claeyssens, Titus De Voogdt, Pol Goossen, Michel Bauwens, Koen De Sutter (more)Plots(1)
Ben is a bit different and often seems to be living in another universe. While he is a courageous hero in the computer gaming world that consumes him, Ben is tormented by classmates and ignored by apathetic teachers in his daily life. As the bullies relentless attacks push him over the edge and out of control, his online dreamgirl, Scarlite, steps in to help him devise a perfect plan to make them pay for their persecution. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
Another movie about bullying. In Sweden, Estonia and Germany - again in countries where few would expect it. And while being the most stylized (and most movie-like, it should be said), it is also the most convincing (apart for the scene with the pill). Ben X doesn’t shock with the violence it depicts, and doesn’t push at it as hard as Klass does. Quite the opposite - Balthazar boldly puts his money on one single card. Emotions. And the bet worked out. Personally I approve that he doesn’t try emotional blackmail at all. Which is a small miracle, because with a theme where the two most frequent words are “autism/bullying" there was a strong chance of it.
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