The One Thing to Do

2005 0h 25m NL

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Edward Monskii, is in a very bad shape, and Botter Gaarman, obviously tired, are in the terrace of a coffee of a Mediterranean city, ready for a long time prepared mission. When a quite old man, Ernest Carpentier, joined their table, the situation becomes tense and dangerous.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Matthias Schoenaerts
Edward Monskii
Tibo Vandenborre
Serge-Henri Valcke
Nathanaël Maïni

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michaël R. Roskam
Languages: English, French, Dutch
Countries: Belgium

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Dutch.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Matthias Schoenaerts and Tibo Vandenborre and Serge-Henri Valcke carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0494978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michaël R. Roskam directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium. Dialogue in English, French, Dutch.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Dutch.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Matthias Schoenaerts and Tibo Vandenborre and Serge-Henri Valcke carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0494978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.