Once (2015)
'"Weleer/Once" tells the the rise and fall of an entire cardboard society. It's about construction from scratch, nostalgia for 'village life' and the intrigues between villagers during a time of crisis. After a man wakes up in an entirely empty world, he soon finds a piece of cardboard. Gradually the man starts to build his cardboard village, looking for the ideal society. When more villagers start to appear, the empty world gets a civilized character. After days of hard labor the cardboard village finally is ready. The villagers gather and soon a big party is organized. Although most people are satisfied and enjoy their life in this new environment, you can still feel the darkness overshadowing the peaceful village... . When more and more economic problems rise, the existence of the village is at stake.
Director: Robbe Maes
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Koen Monserez as |
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Katrijne Merrigan as |
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Pascal Maetens as |
| Directing | Robbe Maes | Director |
| Writing | Robbe Maes | Writer |
| Production | Robbe Maes | Producer |
| Production | Ben Vandendaele | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Wim Vanswijgenhoven | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ivo Neefjes | Writer |
| Camera | Nicolas Savary | Steadicam Operator |
| Editing | Nick Fortemps | Color Grading |
| Editing | Jan Hameeuw | Editor |
| Sound | Timmer Taeymans | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Eli Sundermann | Sound Recordist |