“Discover the masterpiece of Raoul Servais”
A lighthouse guardian leads a young prince towards an imaginary world, Taxandria, where the boy learns about the power of love and the value of liberty. A totalitarian regime has forbidden time: time watches have been confiscated, photo cameras are illegal as they freeze a point in time. A typical Servais theme: a power is oppressed by a constraint that denies what is best in the individual, and therefore has to be twisted in various ways, to establish an entirely artificial world, that has rules that may question some of the rules of our world at this side of the mirror.
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Cast
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
Karol / Virgilus
Known for
Eastern Promises
The Thirteenth Floor
Elliott Spiers
Aimé Perel
Known for
Paperhouse
The Storyteller
Katja Studt
Princess Ailée
Known for
The Golden Glove
Mostly Martha
Richard Kattan
Jan
No other roles listed
Julien Schoenaerts
Mr. Bonze
Known for
Daens
Andrew Sachs
André / Superintendent
Known for
Fawlty Towers
Going Postal
Daniel Emilfork
First Minister
Known for
The City of Lost Children
The Devil's Nightmare
Cris Campion
Klooster
Known for
Pirates
Robert Lemaire
Lamp
Also in
Vivement ce soir
Joris Van Ransbeeck
Versalus
No other roles listed
Ferenc Dávid Kiss
Taxandrian
Also in
Rasputin
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
Zsuzsa Holl
Leading Lady
Known for
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Raoul Servais Director · Kim Bullard Composer Walther van den Ende Cinematographer
First release October 4, 1994 · Produced in Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands · Production Bibo Films, Les Productions Dussart
Production
Iblis Films
Production
Bibo Films
Production
Les Productions Dussart
Production
Praxino Pictures
Production
Mafilm
Production
RTBF
Production
HR
Production
Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)
Production
Canal+
Production
FILMNET
Production
Club d'Investissement Média
Production
Eurimages
Production
Belgische Radio en Televisie
Production
Belgium · France · Germany · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · October 4, 1994
Premiere · Ghent Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 21, 1996 · Theatrical
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