Manual for a Divorce

Belgium2023fiction12'Międzynarodowy konkurs krótkometrażowy (2024)

Divorce is not as complicated as adults claim. It is enough to split everything in two equal parts and make sure that ex-partners live far away from each other. Then after six years of tearing your hair out, shedding tears and immersion in despair, you will be able to have a civil conversation. Even though Peter Ghesquiere’s film takes place in a hazy reality, it is not another gloomy story of trauma. A hint of mad, absurd humour, theatrical costumes and a childish narrative bring the story closer to Wes Anderson’s cinema than Ingmar Bergman’s psychological dramas.

directed by: Peter Ghesquiere
Film director, born in 1980, in Belgium. He studied directing at Ritcs School of arts in Brussels and earned his degree in 2004. His films were successfully presented at international festivals around the globe: "Moonglow" (2004, debut) was selected for the Cinéfondation competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2005, "Downside Up" (2016), was a part of the long list of the 2019 Academy Awards, in the category of Best Action Live Short. The film, that tells the story of a world where everyone has down syndrome, won it’s first ever prize at FEST and went on to win 34 national and international awards in film festivals worldwide.
cinematography: Piet Deyaert
script: Peter Ghesquiere
cast: Nico Sturm, Hélène De Vos, Luca Van Steen, Willow Rose Wood, Gabriël Opdebeeck, Marjan De Schutter, King Izogie, Jasmina Fall
music: Hannes De Maeyer
sound: Enckels Raf, Elias Vervecken
editing: Ward Geerts
production: Hans Everaert, Bo De Group (Menuetto Film)
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