Bo (film)

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Bo
Directed by Hans Herbots
Written by Dirk Bracke
Nele Meirhaeghe
Christian Vervaet
Produced by Bert Hamelinck
Frank Van Passel
Starring Ella-June Henrard
Kalina Malehounova
Ina Geerts
Thomas Ryckewaert
Edited by Dieter Diependaele
Music bySenjan Jansen
Release date
  • 10 February 2010 (2010-02-10)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageDutch

Bo is a 2010 Belgian film directed by Hans Herbots based on the novel Het engelenhuis by the Belgian author Dirk Bracke. It tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl, Deborah (played by Ella-June Henrard), who, in an attempt to escape from the triviality of her life in the suburbs of Antwerp, becomes involved in high-end prostitution.

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Cast

Production

Ella-June Henrard was 15/16 at the time of filming. Asked about how he handled the young actress sex scenes, director Hans Herbots said, "It was a matter of winning her trust. You achieve that by talking a lot and explaining. With me, it went fairly quickly, also because we offered the guarantee that she would not have to get fully naked. Furthermore, it is best not to plan any scenes that are too hot until the third or fourth week. And even then you can feel the nervousness that day. Not only Ella-June, I was also tense. Suppose she had completely shut down..." [1]

Awards

Giffoni Film Festival 2010: [2]

References

  1. "Regisseur Hans Herbots over hét filmtalent in 'Bo'". nieuwsblad.be. February 10, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  2. "Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds : Bo kaapt 3 prijzen weg op Giffoni Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-14. Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, retrieved 2010-09-10