Jean-Michel Balthazar

Acting

Jean-Michel Balthazar

Acting credits

My Planet poster
6.0

Henri, a baker in his fifties, suffers from his failed love with his wife Marieke. One morning after a quarrel with his wife, he meets Anita, a young contemporary photographer who likes the big shape of his body.

My Planet

2018

Résidence poster
NR

Alex, a young screenwriter lacking inspiration, has a few days to finish a script that the network and his producer are waiting for. He arrives forcibly at the artists' residence of Edgar, a painter and cook, who opens his home to them. No choice: Alex has to work. But of course it's not that simple. And then the other residents - Lola, a playwright, Yanis, a very, very novice magician, and Ambre, a very quiet young woman he's told is a singer - upset his lonely bear ways.

Résidence

2024

The Ax poster
6.9

Bruno loved his job as a middle manager at a paper company, but optimistically views being laid off as an opportunity. After two years of searching for a comparable position, optimism turns to desperation. His wife works two jobs, and their marriage slowly deteriorates as their hold on the middle class slips away. Bruno concocts a grimly audacious plan to identify and kill his fellow job applicants so that he is the only qualified person left.

The Ax

2005

The Unknown Girl poster
6.2

Jenny, a young doctor who feels guilty after a young woman she refused to see winds up dead a few days later, decides to find out who the girl was, after the police can't identify the young woman.

The Unknown Girl

2016

The African Doctor poster
6.8

1975. When Seyolo Zantoko, a doctor from the Congo who has managed, along with his family, to flee tyranny, is hired by the mayor of a small town in northern France, he begins a struggle to adapt to a new life and gain the trust of the prejudiced villagers.

The African Doctor

2016

Cub poster
5.5

Over-imaginative 12 year-old Sam heads off to the woods to summer scout camp with his pack convinced that he will encounter a monster...

Cub

2014

Hannah poster
5.6

A woman grapples with the consequences of her husband's imprisonment.

Hannah

2018

The Child poster
7.1

A poor young Belgian mother wants her petty thief of a boyfriend to be gainfully employed to raise their newborn child, but he has other ideas.

The Child

2005

Cineman poster
2.9

A maths teacher acquires the power to travel into movies to save the woman of his dreams and bring her back to her correct film.

Cineman

2009

Aquaticans poster
7.8

In the near future, huge tidal surges cover large portions of coastal areas. In a small town, a couple refuses to leave their home.

Aquaticans

2021

Solo Rex poster
6.0

Erik is a solitary woodcutter. Kevin is the young conductor of the village's cycling brass band. Erik never goes out without his old mare. Kevin is keen on the clarinetist. The clarinetist is crazy about horses. But Erik doesn't know how to give. And Kevin doesn't know how to flirt. They will both need to learn.

Solo Rex

2014

La Promesse poster
7.2

Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium. Scams, lies and swindling rule their lives. When one of his father’s illegal workers gets injured on the job and asks Igor to promise to take care of his wife and baby, Igor finds himself at a crossroad. He wants to keep the promise, but the price would be to betray his father.

La Promesse

1996

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World poster
5.3

Set against the backdrop of the infamous Theatre Grand Guignol the story revolves around iconic actress Paula Maxa - the most famous of the Grand Guignol's leading ladies and the titular Most Assassinated Woman, who was graphically slain on stage multiple times a day.

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World

2018

Calamity poster
4.2

France meets her son’s girlfriend for the first time. She loses control...

Calamity

2017

J’aime la vie poster
7.3

Separated from her brothers as a child, the now cancer-ridden Mira desperately needs to re-establish the family she has lost.

J’aime la vie

2023

All Yours poster
5.2

A penniless Argentine male escort meets a solitary, lonely Belgian baker who wants to help him leave the world of prostitution, explores intimate gay relationship.

All Yours

2014

Le Mulot menteur poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Le Mulot menteur

2011

Belgica poster
6.0

The story of two brothers who, even though they have absolutely nothing in common, open a bar together that quickly becomes a regular hangout for nighthawks. Despite the success, they must soon face up to the difficulties inherent in running a family business. Their brotherhood turns into rivalry, through no fault of their own.

Belgica

2016

Drôle d'Oiseau poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Drôle d'Oiseau

2023

Headwind poster
5.7

Alain, a famous actor, agrees to play the impossible role of Jacques Brel. Realising that it might be the last role of his life, he decides to leave the set in the middle of a scene to see Lou, his daughter, whom he has not seen grow up. Against all expectations, Lou gradually enters into his fictional universe.

Headwind

2024

Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis poster
4.6

At first sight, 10-year-old Benoît Brisefer, seems like any other little boy his age. However, Benoît is endowed with amazing force. All the bandits who cross his path learn this to their own cost. But, unfortunately, no one is perfect... As soon as he catches a cold, Benoît loses his extraordinary physical abilities. Hence he never takes off the woollen scarf wrapped around his neck. Brave and very determined, he doesn't hesitate a second to take action to defend his friends. So, when Poilonez - a well known crook - and his gang decide to focus on Mr. Dussiflard, his taxi driver friend, Benoît does all that he can to thwart his plans.

Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis

2014

Cyrano de Bergerac poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Cyrano de Bergerac

2013

Un début prometteur poster
4.6

Tired of life, Martin returns to live with his romantic father and idealist little brother Gabriel.Martin will try hard to warn Gabriel about falling in love until Mathilde - a gambler - enter the picture...

Un début prometteur

2015

Plein la vue poster
6.4

Two repeat offenders sentenced to community work in a learning center for the visually impaired decide to build and coach a blind football team.

Plein la vue

2019