Adem (2010)

Director:

Hans Van Nuffel

Writers:

Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem (written by)
Hans Van Nuffel (written by)

Release Date:

8 September 2010 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Two young man share an incurable illness. Is their love for the women in their lives strong enough to conquer their fear of dying? |

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Stef Aerts	...	Tom
Wouter Hendrickx	...	Xavier
Marie Vinck	...	Anneleen
Rik Verheye	...	Jimmy
Anemone Valcke	...	Eline
Gijs Scholten van Aschat	...	Professor Duhamel
Maarten Mertens	...	Lucas
Ina Geerts	...	Simone
Kris Cuppens	...	Karl
Begir Memeti	...	verpleger Rachid
Maarten Ketels	...	Jonge dokter
Jolente De Keersmaeker	...	Dokteres van Wacht
Mark van den Bos	...	Chirurg (as Mark Vandenbos)
Kasper Vandenberghe	...	Fredje
Anouar Amensour	...	Stone
Phara Vandenbossche	...	Fiona
Pieter Toch	...	Stand-in Tom
Erik van den Bon	...	Kinesist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bart Hollanders	...	Charles (uncredited)
Kevin Lamaire	...	Student (uncredited)
Michele Rocco Smeets	...	Medical Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Hans Van Nuffel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem		written by
Hans Van Nuffel		written by

Produced by
Joost de Vries	....	co-producer
Leontine Petit	....	co-producer
Dries Phlypo	....	producer
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem	....	producer
Marleen Slot	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Spinvis

Cinematography by
Ruben Impens

Film Editing by
Alain Dessauvage

Casting by
Sara de Vries

Production Design by
Steven Liegeois

Art Direction by
Steven Liegeois

Set Decoration by
Peggy Verstraeten

Costume Design by
Tine Verbeurgt

Makeup Department
Alexandra Kourline	....	makeup artist
Frank Van Wolleghem	....	makeup artist
Saskia Verreycken	....	prosthetics designer

Production Management
Grietje Lammertyn	....	production manager
Liesbet Vaes	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Caroline De Maeyer	....	second assistant director
Sabrina Haazen	....	first assistant director
Raf Roosens	....	third assistant director
Cecilia Verheyden	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Steven De Koker	....	construction coordinator
Hendrik Van Kets	....	property master

Sound Department
Dirk Bombey	....	sound
Alek Goosse	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gert Janssen	....	supervising sound editor
Caroline Landsweerdt	....	assistant sound editor
Caroline Landsweerdt	....	sound assistant
Valérie Le Docte	....	dialogue editor
Michel Monier	....	dolby sound consultant
Jeroen Truijens	....	sound recordist
Tino van Schooten	....	boom operator
Lieven Verbraeken	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Bert Deruyck	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Bakker	....	gaffer
Yves Crabbe	....	key grip
Gaetan De Poorter	....	second assistant camera
Wouter Dewilde	....	assistant camera
Bram Kempynck	....	making-of
Marc Kniphorst	....	electrician
Sofie Silberman	....	still photographer
Bram van Woudenberg	....	best boy
Bram van Woudenberg	....	electrician

Casting Department
Raf Roosens	....	extras casting
Cecilia Verheyden	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valerie Le Roy	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Peter Bernaers	....	colorist
Peter Bernaers	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Arnout Deurinck	....	on-line editor
Thomas Vanthuyne	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Zowie Boone	....	driver

Other crew
Rien Behaeghe	....	assistant location manager
Filip Cotton	....	set location manager
Jan De Coninck	....	film printing
Tijs Delannoy	....	assistant location manager
Michaël Geuns	....	assistant location manager
Wim Goossens	....	location manager
Remco Hoste	....	production assistant
Annick Sevens	....	production accountant
Nina Strynckx	....	assistant location manager
¦pieter Toch	....	assistant location manager
Annelien Vanderhoeght	....	assistant location manager
Lieven Vanhove	....	digital film mastering
Rein Vanneste	....	production assistant
Nele Vranken	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• A Private View
• Lemming Film (co-producer)

Distributors

• Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Premium Films (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Axia Films (2010) (Canada) (all media)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2011) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)

Other Companies

• AGeNT  sound post-production
• Ace Digital House  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"Oxygen" - International (English title)
"Oxygène" - France (imdb display title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Belgium | Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

A Private View

Trivia:

The script written by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Hans Van Nuffel was awarded best original script by the Flemish script academy.

Adem (Oxygen) takes its audience on emotional roller-coaster

Adem, directed by Hans Van Nuffel, screened this week in international competition at the Montreal World Film Festival (FFM). Tom (played by Stef Aerts) suffers from chronic cystic fibrosis - an hereditary condition he shares with his older brother Lucas (Maarten Mertens). Tom & Lucas spend much of their youth in the Belgian health care system, and the awful certainty that they will need to receive lung transplants and otherwise will not survive as adults. In one of his hospital stays, Tom meets Xavier (Wouter Hendrickx), who has the same illness. Xavier teaches Tom that life can be enjoyed to its fullest notwithstanding their precarious state of health. The two men face many ups & downs in a tumultuous relationship which is the basis of this fascinating film. The women in their lives and as well Tom's friends play prominent roles in an emotional roller coaster of a film. Ultimately, the two men's fates are inextricably linked. Stef Aerts delivers a magnificent acting performance, in which learning to take a breath of air is a challenge. The camera work is sensitive and yet unobtrusive. Hans Van Nuffel, who has a mild form of cystic fibrosis, also wrote the script and knows the subject matter. This gripping film is ultimately not about the illness. Rather it is about the will to survive.