The Barefoot Emperor

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The Barefoot Emperor
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Film poster
Directed by Jessica Woodworth
Peter Brosens
Starring Peter Van den Begin
Release date
  • 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)(TIFF)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguagesEnglish
Dutch
French
German

The Barefoot Emperor is a 2019 Belgian comedy film directed by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens. [1] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. [2] Filmed on the Brijuni Islands, [3] it is a sequel to King of the Belgians , a 2016 mockumentary by the same directors. Events from the first movie are briefly recapped at the beginning of the film. [4] As of October 2021, 50% of the six reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10. [5]

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At the 11th Magritte Awards, The Barefoot Emperor received a nomination in the category of Best Flemish Film. [6]

Cast

Cast & Crew at the European premiere during the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 The Barefoot Emperor - European premiere - IFFR 2020.jpg
Cast & Crew at the European premiere during the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020

References

  1. ↑ "Political Satire The Barefoot Emperor, Premiering at Toronto, Debuts First Trailer". Variety. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Adds The Aeronauts,Mosul,Seberg, & More To Festival Slate". Deadline. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Barefoot Emperor". Filming in Croatia. Croatian Audiovisual Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Review: The Barefoot Emperor". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Barefoot Emperor (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (12 January 2022). "'Madly In Life', 'Playground' lead Belgium's Magritte nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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