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An exquisitely drawn exploration of three lost souls' emotional terrain As night falls in the City of Belgium, three strangers in their late twentiesa most dangerous agearrive at a popular restaurant. Jona is about to move away; he calls his wife, whos already settled in Berlin, before trying to make plans with friends for one last night on the town. No one bitestheyre all busy or maybe they just dont want to partybut hes determined to make this night something to remember. Victoria is lively and energetic, but surrounded by friends and family who are buzzkills, always worrying about what is best for her. Rodolphe glumly considers his own misery and then suddenly snaps out of it, becoming the life of the party. The three careen through the citys nightlife spots and underbelly, getting ever deeper in the messiness of human existence as they chase pleasureor at least a few distractions from their daily lives. Each has a series of misadventures that reveal them to be teetering on the edge of despair, of destruction, of becoming the people theyll be for the rest of their lives. The City of Belgium occupies a place between lucid dream and tooth-grinding nightmare.
An exquisitely drawn exploration of three lost souls' emotional terrain
As night falls in the City of Belgium, three strangers in their late twentiesa most dangerous agearrive at a popular restaurant. Jona is about to move away; he calls his wife, whos already settled in Berlin, before trying to make plans with friends for one last night on the town. No one bitestheyre all busy or maybe they just dont want to partybut hes determined to make this night something to remember. Victoria is lively and energetic, but surrounded by friends and family who are buzzkills, always worrying about what is best for her. Rodolphe glumly considers his own misery and then suddenly snaps out of it, becoming the life of the party. The three careen through the citys nightlife spots and underbelly, getting ever deeper in the messiness of human existence as they chase pleasureor at least a few distractions from their daily lives. Each has a series of misadventures that reveal them to be teetering on the edge of despair, of destruction, of becoming the people theyll be for the rest of their lives. The City of Belgium occupies a place between lucid dream and tooth-grinding nightmare.