When It Melts

    All titles (4)
    Feature Film | 2022 | Drama, Thriller | Belgium, Netherlands

    Main data

    DirectorVeerle Baetens
    Written byVeerle Baetens, Maarten Loix, Lize Spit (literary source)
    ProductionSavage Film [be], PRPL B.V. [nl], Versus Production [be]
    DistributorAurora Films [pl], The Party Film Sales [fr]

    Project data

    Length of movie111'

    Trailers/Videos

    • Vimeo (English)
    • Youtube (Polish)

    Posters

    • Dutch
    • French
    • Polish
    • English

    Brief synopsis

    Many years after a sweltering summer that spun out of control, Eva returns to the village she grew up in with an ice block in the back of her car. In the dead of winter, she confronts her past and faces up to her tormentors. Adapted from the novel "Het Smelt" by Lize Spit [The Party Film Sales]

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Charlotte De BruyneEva (adult) [L]
    Rosa MarchantEva (young) [L]
    Sebastien Dewaelefather [SR]
    Spencer BogaertTim (adult) [SR]
    Naomi Velissarioumother [SR]
    Amber MetdepenningenTess (young) [SR]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyFrédéric Van Zandycke
    Costume designerManu Verschueren
    DirectorVeerle Baetens
    EditorThomas Pooters
    ComposerBjorn Eriksson
    ProducerBart Van Langendonck
    Co-producerEllen Havenith
    Co-producerJacques-Henri Bronckart
    Production designerRobbe Nuyttens
    Prop designerKoen Betsens
    GFX for digital props    		GFX for digital props
    ScreenwriterMaarten Loix
    ScreenwriterVeerle Baetens
    Literary sourceLize Spit
    Production sound mixerGeert Vlegels

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    PRPL B.V. [nl]
    Savage Film [be]
    Versus Production [be]

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Aurora Films [pl]
    Poland (theatrical)    		Poland (theatrical)
    The Party Film Sales [fr]
    world sales    		world sales

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Rosa Marchant2023Sundance Film Festival [us]
    Special Jury Award for Best Performance    		Special Jury Award for Best PerformanceWinner

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2023USASundance Film Festival
    World Cinema Dramatic Competition    		World Cinema Dramatic Competition

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releasePolandFriday, 01/12/2023
    PremiereSaturday, 21/01/2023Sundance Film Festival