Ex Drummer

Ex Drummer

Belgian director Koen Mortier has made this very interesting film.

Plot:

Follows a couple of individuals who start a band together.

Review:

I was on a mission a year or so ago to look into the peripheral of films that exist. Which continent they came from was of second importance, as long as they had something that sparked an interest. Its always very pleasant to be surprised and Ex Drummer definetely surprised me in alot of ways. It also happens to be from Europe which often makes them lack the clichees used even in indie films coming from the US.

Having looked through some obscure list of films that may shy away from the public spotlight I found this film, Ex Drummer. Dries ( Vanhegen ) plays a famous writer who lives in a little town by the coast named Ostend in Belgium. Enjoying the good things in life Dries is not interested in living a quiet life and whether out of curiosity or for selfish reasons in mind he decides to accept an invitation to join a local band. The band comprises of three physically challenged. Two slightly different perspectives meet as the bandmembers and Dries have lived in different ways. Dries takes on the role of a leader, which is not so surprising, and finds himself trying to instigate everything in the band.

This is an non-politically correct film and has quite a harsh tone against basically every group in society and perhaps thats why it didnt reach a bigger crowd. Very unorthodox film in alot of ways, the characters, the dialogue and the plot are not at all what you would expect from watching a film. I do however find that this is a quality film with a high production value. It does not feel like a scruffy indie film. 

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