Ben X

Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors. Director Nic Balthazar's beguiling mix of kitchen-sink drama and full-blown fantasy was Belgium's Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film.

Keywords

  • Based on a True Story
  • Best Stage Plays Adaptations
  • Johan Heldenbergh
  • Teenage Years
  • True Story
  • parenthood

Actors

  • Titus De Voogdt
  • Laura Verlinden
  • Maarten Claeyssens
  • Gilles De Schryver
  • Peter De Graef
  • César De Sutter
  • Marijke Pinoy
  • An Van Gijsegem
  • Ron Cornet
  • Jakob Beks
  • Pol Goossen
  • Greg Timmermans
  • Johan Heldenbergh
  • Wim Vandekeybus
  • Tania Van der Sanden

Director

  • Nic Balthazar

Drama


1h 30min


-12

NL


NL

Belgium
2007
Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors. Director Nic Balthazar's beguiling mix of kitchen-sink drama and full-blown fantasy was Belgium's Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film.

Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors. Director Nic Balthazar's beguiling mix of kitchen-sink drama and full-blown fantasy was Belgium's Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film.


Cast & Crew