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| director = [[Nicolas Provost]]
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| producer = [[Jacques-Henri Bronckart]]<br>[[Olivier Bronckart]]
| producer = [[Jacques-Henri Bronckart]]<br>Olivier Bronckart
| writer = Nicolas Provost
| writer = Nicolas Provost
| starring = [[Isaka Sawadogo]]
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| runtime = 107 minutes
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'''''The Invader''''' ({{langx|fr|L'envahisseur}}) is a 2011 Belgian [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Nicolas Provost]].
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'''''The Invader''''' ({{lang-fr|L'envahisseur}}) is a 2011 Belgian [[drama film]] directed by [[Nicolas Provost]].<ref>{{cite book |title=International Film Guide 2012 |first=Ian Hayden |last=Smith |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1908215017 |page= 71 |accessdate= 8 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="filmmakermagazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2012/02/the-invader-director-nicolas-provost/ |title=''The Invader'' director Nicolas Provost |accessdate=2012-04-08 |work=filmmakermagazine}}</ref> It follows a new immigrant from Africa who arrives in Brussels and encounters numerous ongoings and people. As there is good and bad, so there is the same in the visitor, who may try to be nice or nasty in the place he is in.

==Plot==
After Amadou, an illegal African immigrant, arrives in Brussels seeking a better life, his illusions of Europe are quickly shattered. He is exploited and consumed with the drudgery of daily existence, until he meets Agnès, a beautiful business woman, onto whom he projects his hopes and desires. His charisma and persistence seduces Agnès, who quickly wearies of his emotional burdens. When she severs all ties with Amadou, he sinks into destruction and violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.festivalscope.com/all/film/the-invader|title=''The Invader'' by Nicolas Provost}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Isaka Sawadogo]] as Amadou / Obama
*[[Toni d'Antonio]] as Le taxi
* [[Stefania Rocca]] as Agnès de Yael
*[[Laurence César]] as Caissière épicerie
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*[[John Flanders (actor)|John Flanders]] as Dr. Charles de Yael
* [[Serge Riaboukine]] as Jean-Pierre, le passeur
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*[[Jean-Louis Froment]] as L'homme qui achète le bois
* [[Dieudonné Kabongo]] as Omar
*[[Dieudonné Kabongo]] as Omar
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* [[John Flanders (actor)|John Flanders]] as Dr. Charles de Yael
*James Kazama as Liong Bing
* [[Tibo Vandenborre]] as Kris
*[[Hannelore Knuts]] as the naturist
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* [[Ken Kelountang Ndiaye]] as Sioka (as Ken N'Diaye)
* [[Bernard Van Vooren]] as Le clochard
*[[Katsuko Nakamura]] as L'amie d'Omar
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*[[Ken Kelountang Ndiaye]] as Sioka (as Ken N'Diaye)
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* [[Jean-Louis Froment]] as L'homme qui achète le bois
* [[Laurence César]] as Caissière épicerie
*[[Serge Riaboukine]] as Jean-Pierre, le passeur
* [[Katsuko Nakamura]] as L'amie d'Omar
*[[Stefania Rocca]] as Agnès de Yael
* [[Toni d'Antonio]] as Le taxi
*[[Isaka Sawadogo]] as Amadou / Obama
* [[James Kazama]] as Liong Bing
*[[Tibo Vandenborre]] as Kris
* [[Carole Weyers]] as Kate
*[[Bernard Van Vooren]] as Le clochard
*[[Carole Weyers]] as Kate

==Production==
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''The Invader'' is a drama film written and directed by [[Nicolas Provost]].<ref>{{cite book |title=International Film Guide 2012 |first=Ian Hayden |last=Smith |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1908215017 |page= 71}}</ref><ref name="filmmakermagazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2012/02/the-invader-director-nicolas-provost/ |title=''The Invader'' director Nicolas Provost |accessdate=8 April 2012 |work=filmmakermagazine}}</ref>

==Release==
The film was screened at several film festivals, including the [[Toronto International Film Festival]], in 2011 and 2012.<ref name=mubi/>

==Accolades==
[[Dieudonné Kabongo]] received a [[Magritte Award]] nomination for [[Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]. The film was nominated for several awards, including Best Production Design at the 2013 [[Magritte Award]]; and winner of the Best Original Music and Sound Design at the 2011 [[Film Fest Gent]].<ref name=mubi>{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/the-invader-2011/awards|title=''The Invader'' Awards and Festivals}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb title|1772947|The Invader}}
* {{IMDb title|1772947|The Invader}}


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Latest revision as of 05:52, 1 November 2024

The Invader
Film poster
Directed byNicolas Provost
Written byNicolas Provost
Produced byJacques-Henri Bronckart
Olivier Bronckart
StarringIsaka Sawadogo
CinematographyFrank van den Eeden
Release date
  • 23 November 2011 (2011-11-23)
[citation needed]
Running time
107 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench

The Invader (French: L'envahisseur) is a 2011 Belgian drama film written and directed by Nicolas Provost.

Plot

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After Amadou, an illegal African immigrant, arrives in Brussels seeking a better life, his illusions of Europe are quickly shattered. He is exploited and consumed with the drudgery of daily existence, until he meets Agnès, a beautiful business woman, onto whom he projects his hopes and desires. His charisma and persistence seduces Agnès, who quickly wearies of his emotional burdens. When she severs all ties with Amadou, he sinks into destruction and violence.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The Invader is a drama film written and directed by Nicolas Provost.[2][3]

Release

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The film was screened at several film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival, in 2011 and 2012.[4]

Accolades

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Dieudonné Kabongo received a Magritte Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated for several awards, including Best Production Design at the 2013 Magritte Award; and winner of the Best Original Music and Sound Design at the 2011 Film Fest Gent.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Invader by Nicolas Provost".
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 71. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  3. ^ "The Invader director Nicolas Provost". filmmakermagazine. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b "The Invader Awards and Festivals".
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