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'Aaltra' is a 2004 Belgian French-language deadpan black comedy film directed and written by Gustave de Kervern and Benot Delpine. The film won four awards and was nominated for three others.

Plot



Benoit Delepine plays a harassed businessman who, frazzled by commuting to his office, is working from home against company rules. While arguing with a jobbing farmworker (Gustave Kervern), whose tractor is spraying herbicide into his garden he is summoned to the office by his angry bosses. However, his car becomes stuck behind the tractor. The farmworker will not let him pass, resulting in the businessman missing the train and losing his job. Frustrated, he seeks out the farmworker and assaults him.

The two wake up in hospital, having been crushed by a malfunctioning farm machine as they struggled. They are now confined to wheelchairs and both set out for Finland to seek out the eponymous farm machine manufacturer to demand compensation.

Cast



*Benot Delpine as The Employee

*Gustave Kervern as The Farm Worker

*Michel de Gavre as Farmer

*Benot Poelvoorde as Motocross Spectator

*Bouli Lanners as The Finnish singer

*Grard Condejean as The Chinese

*Isabelle Delpine as Wife

Accolades



Won

*London Film Festival 2004

**FIPRESCI Prize - Benot Delpine and Gustave de Kervern

*Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2004

**Best Actor - Benot Delpine and Gustave de Kervern

*Transilvania International Film Festival 2004

**Audience Award - Benot Delpine and Gustave de Kervern

*Joseph Plateau Awards 2005

**Best Belgian Actor - Benot Poelvoorde

Nominations

*Copenhagen International Film Festival 2004

**Golden Swan Award - Benot Delpine

*Rotterdam International Film Festival 2004

**Tiger Award - Benot Delpine and Gustave de Kervern

*Joseph Plateau Awards 2005

**Best Belgian Film

References




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