LOST PERSONS AREA
Director: Caroline Strubbe
Cast: Lisbeth Gruwez, Sam Louwyck, Zoltan Miklos Hajdu, Kimke Desart
Country: Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, Germany, France
Year: 2009
Running time: 109 min.
Original language: English, Dutch, Hungarian
Synopsis
Bettina and Marcus, a passionate couple, live in a canteen in the middle of a vast field with endless lines of pylons. Marcus, trying to set up his own business, works as a foreman in the maintenance of these power lines. Bettina, bored and longing for a better life, runs the canteen for the workingmen. Their 9-year-old daughter Tessa wanders the industrial area, looking for bits and pieces to occupy her mind, skipping school whenever she can. When Marcus hires a Hungarian engineer, Szabolcs, to become part of his company, their unconventional way of living takes a new turn. But a tragic accident will shatter everyone’s pursuit of happiness.
Lost Persons Area is a story about people lost in the meanders of life.