Steve + Sky

"Beats of love... beats everything"

2004 1h 37m NL

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 20

ComedyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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A story about two struggling people who are trying to find their own place in the world. He is a small-time crook recently released from prison and she is a prostitute craving some love and affection. They find each other in an obscure part of Gent. Jean-Claude is responsible for their meeting ; he is also an ex-inmate who has just traded the low-life crime scene for life as a pimp. Will their love survive?

“Beats of love... beats everything”

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Cast

Titus De Voogdt
Steve
Delfine Bafort
Sky
Johan Heldenbergh
Jean-Claude
Romy Bollion
Charlotte
Wine Dierickx
Nikita
Jonas Boel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Felix van Groeningen
Writers: Felix van Groeningen
Languages: Dutch, English
Countries: Belgium

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Dutch, English.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Felix van Groeningen, shot by Ruben Impens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bent Van Looy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nico Leunen 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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Titus De Voogdt and Delfine Bafort and Johan Heldenbergh carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Beats of love... beats everything".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Felix van Groeningen directs. Ruben Impens behind the camera. Bent Van Looy scores. Nico Leunen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium. Dialogue in Dutch, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Dutch, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Felix van Groeningen, shot by Ruben Impens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bent Van Looy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nico Leunen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Titus De Voogdt and Delfine Bafort and Johan Heldenbergh carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Beats of love... beats everything".
9IMDB entry: tt0399692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.