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In this raucous fictional follow-up to their international 2016 mockumentary hit, King of the Belgians, the creative team of Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth return to deliver a deliriously funny political fantasy-cum-parable about the rise of nationalist movements across contemporary Europe. When Belgian King Nicholas III hears news of his beloved kingdom’s collapse while he is travelling, he tries to return as fast as possible. Strange events will slow him down, however, including his being accidentally shot in the head (!) while in Sarajevo (an eerie historical echo of an assassination that precipitated World War I). Waking up three days later, Nicholas finds himself recovering on a Croatian island in a bizarre sanitorium run by the diabolical Dr. Otto Kroll (played with mad flair by Udo Kier). He also learns that his being shot has caused the collapse of the European Union; not only that, this rising new nationalist movement,‘Nova Europa,’ is looking for an Emperor, and maybe Nicholas is the perfect candidate. Now desperate to get off the island, Nicholas enlists the help of the cunning Lady Liz (Geraldine Chaplin, who has likened this film to her father’s classic, The Great Dictator) to outwit the dastardly and authoritarian Dr. Kroll. Can Nicholas escape, and what will become of the dream of a unified Europe? The answers in this marvellously timely film are as witty and wise as they are surprising. --- Dans cette suite mouvementée de leur faux documentaire de 2016 à succès international, King of the Belgians, l’équipe créative de Peter Brosens et de Jessica Woodworth revient pour livrer un film fantastique politique hilarant croisé parabole sur l’ascension de mouvements nationalistes à travers l’Europe contemporaine. Lorsque le roi belge, Nicholas III, apprend la nouvelle de l’écroulement de son royaume bien-aimé alors qu’il est en voyage, il tente de revenir le plus rapidement possible. D’étranges événements le ralentiront toutefois, dont une balle à la tête (!) alors qu’il est à Sarajevo (un clin d’œil historique sinistre sur un assassinat qui a précipité la Première Guerre mondiale). À son réveil, trois jours plus tard, Nicholas découvre qu’il est en convalescence sur une île croate dans un sanatorium bizarre géré par le diabolique Dr Otto Kroll (joué avec brio par Udo Kier). Il a aussi appris que le fait qu’il se soit fait tirer a causé l’effondrement de l’Union européenne; qui plus est, ce nouveau mouvement nationaliste en essor, « Nova Europa », cherche un empereur, et Nicholas pourrait être le candidat parfait. Maintenant désespéré de quitter l’île, Nicholas demande l’aide de la malicieuse Lady Liz (Geraldine Chaplin, qui a comparé ce film au classique de son père, The Great Dictator) afin de déjouer le lâche et autoritaire Dr Kroll. Nicholas pourra-t-il s’échapper? Et, qu’adviendra-t-il du rêve d’une Europe unie? Les réponses dans ce film magnifiquement actuel sont aussi brillantes et sages que surprenantes.

The Barefoot Emperor - Ambassador Johan Verkammen Introduction

The co-director of The Barefoot Emperor, Jessica Woodworth, introduces their film.

The Barefoot Emperor - Co-Director Jessica Woodworth Introduction

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