a documentary by Tom Fassaert
produced by SNG Film / Digna Sinke in co-production with CinéTé / Willem Thijssen

synopsis:
Near the port of Antwerp lies the village of Doel. A village that has been in the way of the megalomaniac expansionary urges of Antwerp for decades, and now finally has to disappear. While Doel is slowly dying, the elderly Emilienne attempts to keep up a pretence of normality. At her kitchen table village life seems to continue like nothing has changed. But when her close friends leave, the village priest dies and demolition begins, the downfall seems inevitable. Will she ultimately also be forced to let go?
Eventually AN ANGEL IN DOEL is about mans struggle against the inevitable: his own mortality.

the English language press about AN ANGEL IN DOEL:
Variety: 
"An Angel in Doel chronicles a hard-knock, slowly disappearing way of life, with painterly touches and a keen eye for the humanity of its protags."
The Hollywoord Reporter: 
"This quietly accomplished feature-length debut by Tom Fassaert, expanding upon his film-school graduation short, is a poetic black-and-white about plucky, bureaucracy-battling seniors."

screenplay & direction: Tom Fassaert
camera: Daniël Bouquet n.s.c. and Diderik Evers, Reinout Steenhuizen
sound: Victor Horstink, Maarten de Rooij, Gijs Stollman, Jaap Hermans
editing: Tom Fassaert, Thabi Mooi, Axel Skovdal Roelofs
co-producer: Willem Thijssen
producer: Digna Sinke

year: 2011
length: 52 min. (tv version) & 76 min. (theater version)

the film is a co-production with CinéTé / Willem Thijssen and is made with support from:
Netherlands Film Fund 
Mediafonds 
Flanders Audiovisual Fund 
Omroep Zeeland 
VRT - Canvas

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