Fallow

Fortress Europe has collapsed NorthEuropeans are forced to migrate Lucas a middleclass man gets stranded in a coastal village in search of a passage to a brighter elsewhere Through the difficulties and dilemmas he faces BRAK explores how far the end justifies the means and how the price we are prepared to pay can turn a sacrifice into betrayal This debut fiction film by documentary filmmaker Laurent Van Lancker mixes contemporary realities with predictions of a possible nearby future BRAK is based on a novel by Elvis Peeters and filmed on location in real settings refugee camps and the abandoned city of Doel Belgium