Loft (2008 film)
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Loft is a 2008 Belgian erotic mystery film directed by Erik Van Looy and written by Bart De Pauw, starring an ensemble cast of Flemish actors, led by Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Bruno Vanden Broucke, Matthias Schoenaerts and Koen De Graeve.
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Plot
Five married men share ownership of an upmarket loft, which they use to discreetly meet their respective mistresses. When the body of a murdered woman is found in that loft, the men begin to suspect each other of having committed the gruesome crime, as they are the only ones with keys to the premises. Through flashbacks, which are intertwined by scenes from the present, the story is unravelled.
Production
Portions of the film were shot in Ostend in January 2008. The building where the loft is situated is in Antwerp, next to the river Scheldt, in the Hoopnatie residence on the Cockerillkaai nr. 11 tot 15, designed by the Christine Conix agency.
Cast
- Koen De Bouw as Chris Van Outryve
- Filip Peeters as Vincent Stevens
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Filip Willems
- Template:Ill as Luc Seynaeve
- Koen De Graeve as Marnix Laureys
- Veerle Baetens as Ann Marai
- Template:Ill as Barbara Stevens
- Template:Ill as Ellen Van Outryve
- Template:Ill as Vicky Willems
- Wine Dierickx as Elsie Seynaeve
- Marie Vinck as Sarah Delporte
- Jan Decleir as Ludwig Tyberghein
Reception
The film breaks the "Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories" (1928) by S. S. Van Dine.
Production
[[File:Loft 675.jpg|thumb|Shooting of the film in the casino of Ostend]] Portions of the film were shot in Ostend in January 2008. The building where the loft is situated is in Antwerp, next to the river Scheldt. A teaser trailer was released in May 2008.
