Acting
Sjarel Branckaerts
Born 1947-09-11 · Turnhout, Belgium
Acting credits
9.0The antiques shop Gerard owns should help him to get rid of his financial problems. He dreams of writing the most important Dutch novel ever. Unfortunately he spends money like water. As a result he is constantly broke. His sister Ingrid is married to Pierre. She wants a child but he refuses. While Gerard is willing to consider leading a normal life, a wish mainly expressed by his parents, Ingrid's marriage falls apart.
Na de liefde
1983
6.9Gaston and Leo run OLTOHN, a luxury undertaker business specializing in high-end international body transport. Their ultimate challenge arises when they must repatriate the body of a wealthy Chinese businessman from Antwerp to Hong Kong. Unbeknownst to them, criminal partners from the Chinese Triad mafia use the corpse to smuggle a valuable stash of diamonds into the British colony. Along the way, the chaotic duo accidentally discovers the hidden gems and decides to use them to help the poor and needy. Upon arrival at the Hong Kong airport, the ruthless gangsters realize the diamonds are missing. Gaston and Leo find themselves in a hilarious, high-stakes pursuit across exotic locations as they try to outrun the mafia
Gaston & Leo in Hong Kong
1988
3.5Lui eats a dangerous berry, despite Plop's warning, and grows as tall as a human. The gnomes get angry, so Lui runs away crying and gets lost in the forest. Before he knows it, he ends up in the city, causing chaos wherever he comes..
Plop In The City
2006
7.0Story of two con men, Boorman and his younger assistant Laarmans, who are trying to sell companies their non-existing magazine.
Lijmen/Het been
2000
4.7A series of mysterious events and the pestering motor gang 'The Red Vampires' turns the idyllic holiday of Blinker and his friends into a thrilling adventure.
Blinker
1999
7.0A man with bloody hands is arrested as prime suspect in a murder case. He does not understand why and refuses to cooperate. Bernard Van de Wiele, the suspect, is a writer. One of the police inspectors comes up with the idea to give him a typewriter: an Olivetti 82. The interrogators hope that this way he will agree to share his story. Bernard begins his memoir: a long search for love and protection. Little by little the truth comes to light.
Olivetti 82
2001
7.0Antwerp. Someone is making a feature film. After shooting the scenes on location, the filmmaker wanders to the railway station. He's having difficulties with his material, it's a commissioned film. The story is giving him trouble too. But he cannot abandon the project. He now wants to introduce a male character so that he can explain his problems.
The Life We Dreamt Of
1982
Around 1860 in the Kempen region. Baas Gansendonck, the landlord of a village inn, feels far superior to the farmers and imagines himself to be of noble birth. His daughter Liza has always remained simple, but suddenly he finds her fiancé Karel, the brewer's son, beneath her. Gansendonck tries to marry his daughter to the baron, but after a fight to save Liza's honor, Karel ends up in prison. Meanwhile, Liza wastes away with grief.
Baas Gansendonck
1974
8.0Fred, a 28-year-old bachelor from a quiet village in the Ardennes, is forester and grave digger. He is in love with Isabel but she has always loved their childhood friend Peter. Then Peter returns after a failed marriage.
In All Intimacy
1977