The Invader (2011 film)

The Invader
The Invader
	Film poster
Directed by	Nicolas Provost
Written by	Nicolas Provost
Produced by	Jacques-Henri Bronckart;
Starring	Isaka Sawadogo
Cinematography	Frank van den Eeden
Release date	23 November 2011;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Belgium
Language	French

The Invader (French: L'envahisseur) is a 2011 French-language Belgian drama film directed by Nicolas Provost.^[1]^[2] Dieudonné Kabongo received a Magritte Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The film was shown at several international film festivals in 2011, including the Toronto International Film Festival; was nominated for several awards, including Best Production Design at the 2013 Magritte Award; and winner of the Best Original Music and Sound Design at the 2011 Flanders International Film Festival Ghent.^[3]

Cast[]

as Le taxi
as Caissière épicerie
as Dr. Charles de Yael
as L'homme qui achète le bois
Dieudonné Kabongo as Omar
James Kazama as Liong Bing
Hannelore Knuts as the naturist
as L'amie d'Omar
as Sioka (as Ken N'Diaye)
Serge Riaboukine as Jean-Pierre, le passeur
Stefania Rocca as Agnès de Yael
Isaka Sawadogo as Amadou / Obama
as Kris
as Le clochard
Carole Weyers as Kate

Plot[]

After Amadou, an illegal African immigrant, arrives in Brussels seeking a better life, his illusions of Europe are quickly shattered. He is exploited and consumed with the drudgery of daily existence, until he meets Agnès, a beautiful business woman, onto whom he projects his hopes and desires. His charisma and persistence seduces Agnès, who quickly wearies of his emotional burdens. When she severs all ties with Amadou, he sinks into destruction and violence.^[4]

References[]

^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 71. ISBN 978-1908215017.
^ "The Invader director Nicolas Provost". filmmakermagazine. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
^ "The Invader Awards and Festivals".
^ "The Invader by Nicolas Provost".

External links[]

The Invader at IMDb

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[1] Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 71. ISBN 978-1908215017.

[filmmakermagazine-2] "The Invader director Nicolas Provost". filmmakermagazine. Retrieved 8 April 2012.

[3] "The Invader Awards and Festivals".

[4] "The Invader by Nicolas Provost".

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