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Eldorado (2008) -- Yvan finds a burglar in his house. He doesn't call the police and decides to give the young man a lift home to his parents.
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Director:
Writer:
Bouli Lanners (writer)
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Release Date:
1 May 2009 (USA) more
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Plot:
Yvan finds a burglar in his house. He doesn't call the police and decides to give the young man a lift home to his parents. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(12 articles)
Review of Eldorado
 (From Twitch. 3 July 2009, 9:28 PM, PDT)

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 (From IFC. 6 May 2009, 4:12 PM, PDT)

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Cast

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Bouli Lanners ... Yvan
Fabrice Adde ... Didier dit Elie
Philippe Nahon ... Le collectionneur
Didier Toupy ... Le naturiste
Françoise Chichéry ... La maman d'Elie
Stefan Liberski ... Le garagiste #1
Baptiste Isaia ... Le garagiste #2
Rausin Jean-Jacques ... Le motard #1
Renaud Rutten ... Le motard #2
Jean-Luc Meekers ... L'homme du parking
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michaël Abiteboul
Pauline Denis
Fanny Deprelle
Marc Joris ... Jésus
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Belgium:80 min | France:85 min | USA:80 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Award: Prix Fipresci de la Fédération internationale de la Critique more
Soundtrack:
La Brabançonne more

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19 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Good stuff, 16 July 2008
8/10
Author: jmai-2 from United States

This is a humorous film with a serious subtext. Bouli Lanners knows better than to befriend a young burglar he finds in his house, but, even though he's convinced the kid is a drug addict, he does anyway. He's got his reasons, which come out slowly. The two set off on a cross country (Belgium that is) road trip and meet some strange characters, including an elderly nudist, a psychic, and others. Each scene contains an interesting encounter, and the countryside is filmed beautifully. Bouli's behavior seems irrational throughout, but at the end you piece together why he does what he does, and you reread the film in your head.

A little trivia. Bouli Lanners played a role in Asterix at the Olympics, alongside Alain Delon. Apparently Delon was such a jerk that Lanners stole his folding chair on the set. Well, the chair shows up here where it belongs to the ridiculous old nudist who sits in it throughout his scenes. Apparently Alain is none too happy...

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