VITRIVAL by Noëlle Bastin & Baptiste Bogaert

Benjamin and Little Pierre, cousins and local policemen, patrol Vitrival while listening to Radio Chevauchoir. They have a lot to do: dick graffitis are popping up on the village walls. Of course, no one has seen or heard anything. At the same time, one villager commits suicide, then two, then three.
Season after season, dick graffitis and suicides proliferate. What can Benjamin and Pierre do about it? Days and celebrations will keep flowing, no matter what.

IFFRotterdam (Tiger Competition)

"The dryly comic feature debut from artist/filmmaking duo Noelle Bastin and Baptiste Bogaert navigates a tricky tonal balance: it’s droll without tipping over into whimsy; perceptive and acutely observed but never mocking."
"...the film should connect with fans of Kaurismaki-style deadpan humour." - Wendy Ide SCREEN DAILY

"This absorbing and carefully-crafted chronicle of a quaint Belgian village crumbling to pieces is 2025 breakout."
"The general air of smalltown cosiness rings of Twin Peaks via Bruno Dumont, as does the fact that the true nature of this mystery is perhaps intended to go unsolved." - David Jenkins LITTLE WHITE LIES

"With a direct, resolutely first-degree sense of humour, full of tenderness and dictated by its characters, Vitrival paints the funny and out-of-time portrait of a complex and endearing community." - Aurore Engelen CINEUROPA

"The everyday life of a small, quiet village, which seems straight out of a Claire Simon documentary, contrasts with the less everyday situations that are reminiscent of the films of Bruno Dumont" - Miguel A. Reina EN PRIMERA FILA



Cast
Pierre Bastin - Petit Pierre / Benjamin Lambillotte - Benjamin

Crew
Director: Noëlle Bastin, Baptiste Bogaert / Writer: Noëlle Bastin, Baptiste Bogaert / Cinematographer: Baptiste Bogaert, Marie Merlant / Editor: Noëlle Bastin, Baptiste Bogaert / Sound: Manel Weidmann, Raphaël Bekouche, Elliot Puttemans, Noëlle Bastin / Producer: Beata Saboova, Vincent Metzinger / Production Company: Naoko Films / Co-producer: Bastien Sirodot, Cédric Iland / Co-production company: UMedia

Technical information
Original Title: VITRIVAL / shot digital / available for screenings in DCP / color / 111 min / original language: French with English subtitles / Belgium 2025