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Sam Louwyck has 12 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Mady, a student, works as a locksmith by night. He helps Claire get into her apartment and soon realizes that she lied to him about her identity and robbed something that belonged to a dangerous man, Yannick. Mady gets embroiled in a manhunt and will have one night to prove his innocence.
Dir. Michiel Blanchart · With Jonathan Feltre, Natacha Krief, Jonas Bloquet

Tony, a promising young motorcycle racer, is forced to do perilous drug runs to save the mother of his child from a dangerous mobster.
Dir. Yann Gozlan · With François Civil, Olivier Rabourdin, Manon Azem

Three musicians form a band. But they're not just any musicians: each has a disability that makes them particularly unsuitable for their instrument. The guitarist is deaf, the singer is tone deaf, and the bassist has a stiff arm. They lack a drummer, and to respect the group's uniqueness, they turn to a famous writer who has never played the drums. He accepts, but begins a manipulation that will wreak further havoc on the already largely dysfunctional band.
Dir. Koen Mortier · With Dries Vanhegen, Norman Baert, Gunter Lamoot

A young cattle farmer is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader.
Dir. Michaël R. Roskam · With Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy

Returning home from a business trip to discover his wife missing, a man delves deeper and deeper into a surreal kaleidoscope of half-baked leads, seduction, deceit, and murder.
Dir. Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani · With Klaus Tange, Anna D'Annunzio, Jean-Michel Vovk

In the Tuscan countryside, a family of traditional honey farmers struggles to make ends meet. The household consists of only daughters—four of them—led by the eldest, Gelsomina, who takes on the responsibilities of the family. When a small boy is sent to stay with them for rehabilitation, their routine is disrupted. As financial troubles threaten their home, Gelsomina sees an opportunity in a reality TV contest searching for 'Italy’s Most Traditional Family.' Willing to expose their secluded life for the prize money, she clashes with her father’s rigid ways in a bid to secure their future.
Dir. Alice Rohrwacher · With Maria Alexandra Lungu, Alba Rohrwacher, Sam Louwyck

A tough nightclub bouncer struggling to raise his 8-year-old daughter is forced to go undercover after an unfortunate event.
Dir. Julien Leclercq · With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sami Bouajila, Sveva Alviti

A brutal home-jacking goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off, leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth however possible, but is witnessing how the highly strung Kenneth tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie.
Dir. Robin Pront · With Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens, Kevin Janssens

Island of La Réunion, in the beginning of the 20th century. Five teenagers commit a savage crime. As punishment, a Dutch captain takes them to a supernatural island with luxuriant vegetation and bewitching powers.
Dir. Bertrand Mandico · With Pauline Lorillard, Vimala Pons, Diane Rouxel

as Markus Gasburger
An eccentric archaeologist goes on an unexpected journey to find King Khufu's lost treasure with his daughter and grandson.
Dir. Barbara Schulz · With Fabrice Luchini, Julia Piaton, Gavril Dartevelle
Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to be studying psychiatry but spends most of his time daydreaming about his ex-girlfriend, Ivan cannot fit in at school despite being very smart, and Joseph has secretly quit his job as a doctor and is trying to become a writer. While there is plenty of affection at home, all three are also, clumsily, searching for love...
Dir. Félix Moati · With Vincent Lacoste, Benoît Poelvoorde, Mathieu Capella

An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.
Dir. Ivan Kavanagh · With Emile Hirsch, John Cusack, Déborah François