Eldorado

2008 1h 25m FR

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6.7

SOLID

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69%

FRESH

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6.6

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 69🍅69%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 2,261

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Yvan finds a burglar in his house. After some consideration, Yvan decides not to call the police and to drop the lad near the nearby city but he ends up giving him a lift home to his parents. Together, they travel through Belgium and meet some extraordinary people and find themselves in ditto situations.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bouli Lanners
Yvan
Fabrice Adde
Elie
Philippe Nahon
Le Collectionneur
Didier Toupy
Le naturiste
Françoise Chichéry
La maman d'Elie
Stefan Liberski
Jean-Jacques Rausin
Renaud Rutten

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bouli Lanners
Writers: Bouli Lanners
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bouli Lanners, shot by Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ewin Ryckaert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bouli Lanners and Fabrice Adde and Philippe Nahon carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1176954 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bouli Lanners directs. Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd behind the camera. Ewin Ryckaert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Bouli Lanners, shot by Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Ewin Ryckaert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bouli Lanners and Fabrice Adde and Philippe Nahon carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1176954 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.