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LUKA Belgium-Italy-Netherlands-Bulgaria-Armenia, 2023, 94 min, black and white, feature

Luka, a young soldier craving battle, heads north to the legendary Fort Kairos where soldiers heroically defend the remains of civilization. He finds instead a dysfunctional force that has never even seen an enemy and is lorded over by a high command bloated with delusions of grandeur. Luka finds comfort in friendships with Konstantin, an enigmatic radar engineer, and Geronimo, a light-hearted private. He proves his formidable sniper skills and gets promoted to Hawk. Stationed among the elite sentries who guard the outermost ramparts, his days melt into a haze of waiting until the day he spots a horse to the north. This triggers a string of tragic events that lead him ultimately to topple the illusion of Fort Kairos.

Jessica Woodworth

Jessica Woodworth

Jessica Woodworth was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Europe. She graduated from Princeton and Stanford and began working in Paris for French television. Apart from her collaborations with Peter Brosens, she directs films on her own too.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

1999 Urga Song – doc.

2006 Khadak

2009 Altiplano

2012 The Fifth Season (La cinquième saison)

2023 Luka

DIRECTOR
Jessica Woodworth
SCRIPT
Jessica Woodworth
CAMERA
Virginie Surdej
MUSIC
Teho Teardo
CAST
Jonas Smulders, Geraldine Chaplin, Jan Bijvoet, Samvel Tadevossian, Django Schrevens, Sam Louwyck, Valentin Ganev
PRODUCERS
Peter Brosens; Co-producers - Maarten D’Hollander, Tim Martens, Diana Elbaum, Flaminio Zadra, Pilar Saavedra Perrotta, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts, Stefan Kitanov, Mira Staleva, Anzhela Frangyan
PRODUCTION
Bo Films, Krater Films, Palosanto Films, Volya Films, Арт Фест, Dokino

LUKA Belgium-Italy-Netherlands-Bulgaria-Armenia, 2023, 94 min, black and white, feature

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