Ben X is a 2007 Belgian film about a young man with Asperger Syndrome immersed in the fantasy world of MMORPG , the cause of which is peer abuse. The title of the film is a leet version of the Dutch phrase “(ik) ben niks”, which means “(i) nothing”. It is based on the novel Nick Balthazar , inspired by a real story about an autistic boy who committed suicide due to bullying [2] . The world premiere took place on August 26, 2007 .
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Nick Balthazar |
| Producer | Peter Bowkert Bernie Bos Ernie Privoost Michael de Rooy Sabina Veenendaal |
| Author script | Nick Balthazar |
| In the main cast | Greg Timmermans Laura Verlinder Marike Pina |
| Operator | Lou Bergmans |
| Composer | Praga khan |
| Film company | Film Movement LLC Summit entertainment Alliance films |
| Duration | 93 minutes |
| Budget | 1.5 million € |
| A country |  Belgium  Netherlands |
| Language | and |
| Year | 2007 |
| IMDb | ID 0953318 |
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Camera crew
- 4 Awards
- 5 Soundtrack
- 6 See also
- 7 notes
- 8 References
Story
Ben is a young man with Asperger Syndrome , a common mental development disorder similar to autism . Due to illness, classmates mock him. Every day he plays in MMORPG under the nickname Ben_X , where he has his own healer - Scarlight. Once she decides to meet him in real life, but the main character, standing next to Scarlight at the station, does not dare to speak with her. Ben pursues her, takes the train with her to Brussels with her, and is very worried. As the train approaches Brussels, Scarlight asks Ben if he is okay. Ben doesn't answer and leaves, leaving Scarlight. In the end, unable to withstand bullying, from despair Ben decides to take an extreme step. With the help of his parents, he pretends to commit suicide by jumping from a ferry and filming the process on film, thus wanting to make it clear to others how much their attitude and actions can affect a person’s life.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Greg Timmermans | Ben |
| Marike Pina | Ben's mother |
| Laura Verlinder | Scarlight |
| Paul Gossen | Ben's father |
| Titus De Wogdt | Bogart |
| Maarten claeyssens | Desmet |
| Jacob Becks | Metal work teacher |
| Gilles de Shriver | Coppola |
| Peter de Gref | Psychiatrist |
| Ron Cornet | Head teacher |
| Bavo Smets | Ben at the age of six |
| An van gijsegem | Meike |
| Tanya van der Sanden | Sabina |
| Cesar De Sutter | Jonas |
Camera crew
- Director - Nick Balthazar
- Producer - Burny Bos, Peter Bouckaert, Winnie Enghien, Erwin Provoost, Michiel de Rooij, Sabine Veenendaal
- Screenwriter - Nick Balthazar
- Operator - Lou Berghmans
- Installation - Philippe Ravoet
- Composer - Praga Khan
- Set Designer - Kurt Loyens
- Costume Designer - Heleen Heintjes
- Casting - Gunter Schmid
Rewards
The film won three awards at the 2007 Montreal Film Festival : the American Grand Prix ( French Grand Prix des Amériques ), the public prize for the most popular film at the festival and the [3] [4] .
The film won the Best Foreign Feature Film Award (Audience Award and Director Award) at the 2008 [4] .
The film won the Heineken Red Star at 2008 [4] .
The film also won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2008 Istanbul International Film Festival [5] [4] .
The film was also nominated: for the 2008 European Film Academy Award in the category “Best Film” [4] , for the jury prize of the 2008 [4] and for the prize for the free spirit of the Warsaw International Film Festival 2008 year [4] .
Soundtrack
- Arno - Lonesome Zorro
- dEUS - Include Me Out
- Sigur Rós - Svefn-G-Englar
- Liam Chan - Sister Waterfall
- Praga Khan - Bad Company
- Praga Khan - I Want You
- Praga Khan - The World Goodbye
- Praga Khan - Temptation
- Praga Khan - Pittsburgh Angel
- Praga Khan - Insanity
- Lords of Acid - Feed My Hungry Soul
- Lords of Acid - Glad I'm Not God
- Praga Khan - Scarlite Theme
See also
- Adam
- Rain Man
- Asperger Syndrome
Notes
- ↑ Freebase data upload - Google .
- ↑ Nic Balthazar maakt theaterstuk en film over jongeren en pesten [Nick Balthazar makes a film about a young man and bullying ] (nid.) . Nieuwsblad (January 16, 2005). Date of treatment March 18, 2017. Archived March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Awards of the World Film Festival - Montréal 2007 [Winners of the Montreal Film Festival 2007 ] . Date of treatment June 6, 2009. Archived March 26, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ben X Awards . IMDb.com . Date of treatment March 18, 2017.
- ↑ 27th Istanbul International Film Festival . Fipresci.org (2008). Date of treatment March 18, 2017.
Links
- Official site
- Ben X on the Internet Movie Database
- Ben X on allmovie
- Ben X - The Official YouTube Trailer