KAPELLE OP DEN BOS/KYMORE - Kapelle-op-den-Bos is the birthplace of filmmaker Daniel Lambo. Life was good there, Daniel's father was a laborer and trade unionist in the local Eternit factory. The company was once one of the largest asbestos-producing multinationals in the world. Today we know the consequences of asbestos production and for many it's a problem of the past. However, the asbestos issue proves to be still actual when the activities of Eternit abroad are being scrutinized.

In the Indian village of Kymore, Daniel discovers an active asbestos factory that was once owned by the Belgian Eternit. The Indian village is like a mirror of the past of Kapelle-op-den-Bos. The pollution also casts a dark shadow over the village here. Nirmala, an ex-teacher and mother, decides to take up the fight for the many victims of Kymore and for a clean environment.

Supported
€ 10.000 allocated on 13/09/2016
ID:
FPD/2016/1312
Grant:
Pascal Decroos Fund

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Publication

DOCUMENTARY

TV

FESTIVALS

  • Ademloos (Première), MOOOV Filmfestival, 21/04/2018
  • Ademloos, Movies That Matter, The Hague, 2019
  • Ademloos, Bozcaada International Festival Of Ecological Documentary, 2019

IN THEATERS

EVENTS

  • Ademloos, ManAs vzw — Antwerpen 18/02/2018.
  • Ademloos, Quai10 — Charleroi, 28/02/2018.
  • Ademloos, GC De Wildeman — Herent, 28/02/2018
  • Ademloos, Bibliotheek Zwijndrecht, 20/03/2018.
  • Ademloos, Extra City — Antwerpen, 20/03/2018.
  • Ademloos, GC Nekkersdal — Brussel, 25/04/2018.

PRESS

AWARDS

  • Beste Documentaire Film 2019, Ensors
  • Audience Award, MOOOV Film Festival 2019
  • Special Mention, LAO IFF 2019
  • Winner, Exotopfilm-Envirofilm 2019
  • Official Selection, Movies That Matter, The Hague

COUNTRIES

  • Belgium
  • India

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