MARIEKE MARIEKE

Marieke wants to live her life. But how can she succeed if love has been taken away from her? She seeks warmth in the arms of much older men to find the strength to face the past and finally be herself.MARIEKE is 20 years old. She lives with her mother, JEANNE, a woman left cold and distant ever since her husband died. During the day, Marieke works in a Brussels chocolate factory. At night, she escapes into the arms of much older men. With them she feels strong, cherished and free.
The arrival of Jacoby a book editor living abroad, searching for her father’s last manuscript, upsets Marieke’s precarious balance. Her mother does everything in her power to keep them apart. She fears that he will reveal the secret that has remained hidden for so many years.

Marieke falls in love with Jacoby but devastated by the truth of her father’s death, she sinks despair.
Will she find the strength to accept the truth and live anew?

DIRECTOR Sophie Schoukens
CAST
YEAR 2011

FESTIVALS & PRIZES

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San Sebastian (official selection), Namur, Marrakech, Hof (Kunst Film Preis) Biberach, Mannheim, Vilnius, Prague, Creteil, Cluj, Vannes, Oostende, Paris…

PRESS

Below, you will find links to high res stills, as well as a complete press file and a copy of the poster
PARTNERS & FUNDS
Delegate Producers:

Sophimages
Pallas Film

Associate producer:
Jean-Luc Ormières

In collaboration with:
With the support of:
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