Eva returns to her home village with a large block of ice hidden in the back of her car. How does this relate to her memories of the long-ago sunny summer that changed her life for good? Established Belgian actress Veerle Baetens makes her directorial debut with an adaptation of Lize Spit’s bestselling novel The Melting – the story of a young woman for whom one summer vacation culminates in a painful transition from childhood to premature adulthood. The film, whose strength rests in a carefully constructed contrast between the carefree summer atmosphere and the cruelty that people are capable of inflicting on one another, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it received a Jury Award for Best Actress.
Anna Kořínek
111 min / Color, DCP
Director Veerle Baetens
/ Screenplay Veerle Baetens, Maarten Loix podle stejnojmenného románu Lize Spit / based on the novel by Lize Spit
/ Dir. of Photography Frederic Van Zandycke
/ Music Bjorn Eriksson
/ Sound Geert Vlegels
/ Editor Thomas Pooters
/ Producer Bart Van Langendonck
/ Production Savage Film
/ Coproduction PRPL, Versus Production
/ Cast Rosa Marchant, Charlotte De Bruyne, Amber Metdepenningen, Matthijs Meertens, Anthony Vyt, Sebastian Dewaele
/ Sales The Party Film Sales
Veerle Baetens (1978, Brasschaat, Belgium). Filmography: When It Melts (Het smelt, 2023).
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Rosa Marchant
Actress
Anthony Vyt
Actor
Bart Van Langendonck
Producer
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