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Pure Madness

directed by Lander Haverals

Belgium, 2016 - Age Rating 15+
8 min - Drama, Experimental

Pure Madness

directed by Lander Haverals

Belgium, 2016 - Age Rating 15+
8 min - Drama, Experimental

SYNOPSIS: In 2007 Jelle Haverals chose to take his own life. He did this after a long and intense battle against all his fears and demons. A few months before his suicide he wrote a play about his own mental suffering and about his life. This short film is based on this script.

GENRES
Drama, Experimental
LENGTH
8 Minutes 2 Seconds
COMPLETION DATE
2016-10-20
BUDGET
7 EUR
PRODUCTION COUNTRY
Belgium
SHOOTING COUNTRY
Belgium
FILM LANGUAGES
Dutch
ASPECT RATIO
2:35:1

With his first short “Pure Waanzin” (“Pure Madness”) documentary maker Lander Haverals is now trying to realise a long existing dream and hopes to break the taboo of a very well known, but not widely spoken so ...

Lander Haverals

Director

Jelle Haverals

Writer

Lander Haverals

Writer

Sofie Despeer

Producer

Seppe Cosyns

Cast

Reviews
9
by Georgina H
Disturbing and profound, this is a harsh look at the delicate state of a man's brain and his mental illness, brought to the screen with a delicate bravery through the performance and direction.
9
by MimiLena
Emotional and thoughtful!
8
by Karin K.
A terrifying and compelling journey into the mind of someone suffering intensely. The realness of the script is evident, and the performance of the lead is astounding in its emotional rawness. The fact that this is based on actual experiences shines through.
10
by Pierre Rossie
After endless researches, brain still is the most enigmatic human organ. The fact that the script was based on a real-life script that was written by a man and mental suffering of his own makes this short film an terrifying piece of art.

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