The Third Eye

Christophe Fraipont - 2001

Feature-length fiction

synopsis

Michael, a petty criminal convicted of stealing cars, jumps off a train to escape the police. As he flees, he meets Malika, who helps him hide. Michael doesn't know his father, but he's determined to get money from him for unpaid child support. Malika, at odds with her own family, helps Michael make contact with his father. As a fragile relationship develops between them, Malika discovers that she has the gift of the third eye, which allows her to see visions. And what she sees of Michael's future makes her blood run cold. So she sets out to force fate by preventing what she's seen from happening...

data sheet

A Saga Film (Belgium), Sama Film, Gaïa Films (Production), RTBF (Belgian television) coproduction, developed with the support of the Centre du Cinéma de la Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs wallons, RTBF (Belgian television) and the European Union Media Program. Produced with the support of Eurimages, Centre du Cinéma de la Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs wallons, Fonds National de Soutien de la Production Auvidovisuelle - Luxembourg and the Matchbox.

Directed by Christophe Fraipont

Cast: Saïda Bekkouche, Christian Crahay, Stéphane Excoffier, Frédéric Frenay, Kamal Dehane, Fabrizzio Rongione

Screenplay: Christophe Fraipont, Jean-Pol Fargeau

Music: Denis Pousseur

Producer(s) : Hubert Toint

Co-producer(s) : Jani Thiltges, Arlette Zylberberg, Agathe Berman

Production manager(s) : Robert Van Der Heyden

Costumes: Andrée Perpete

Make-up: Cathy Folmer

Live sound: Pierre Mertens

Montage image : Paul-Jean Vranken

Sound editing: Ingrid Ralet

Sound mixing: Alex Goose

International Sales: Mercure Distribution

DISTINCTION(S)

Nominations / Selections

Official selection at the Berlin International Festival, 2002

Saint Jean de Luz Festival, 2001

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, 2001

Torino Film Festival, 2001

International Film Festival in Sochi, Russia, 2002

Festival International del Cine de Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2002

Carthage Film Festival, 2002

New Delhi International Film Festival, 2002