Mahboul

Original Title|Mahboul

Documentary | 80' | 2026 (In pre-production)

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Director	Jannes Callens, Jan Vromman
Producer	Gert Van Berckelaer
Writer	Jannes Callens, Jan Vromman

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At La Devinière, a psychotherapeutic institution for people with severe mental health issues, the residents are not regarded as ill. They simply are — and are allowed to be. The filmmakers also approach these residents and caregivers as equals. Not only respectfully observing, but also acting together. Through a participatory workshop, we work towards a film-within-the-documentary. Characters become residents, residents become characters. La Devinière invites us to reflect on our society and on norm(al)ity. The viewer, who at first looks at the residents with wonder — and sometimes unease — will come to recognize their story as universally human.
In la Devinière, een psychotherapeutische instelling voor mensen met een zware mentale problematiek worden de bewoners niet als ziek beschouwd. Ze zijn en mogen zijn. Ook de filmmakers benaderen deze bewoners en begeleiders op gelijkwaardige wijze. Niet enkel respectvol observeren, maar ook samen handelen. Tijdens een participatief atelier werken we naar een film-in-de-documentaire toe. Personages worden bewoners, bewoners personages. La Devinière doet ons nadenken over onze samenleving en norm(aliteit). De kijker die aanvankelijk verwonderd, soms onwennig, naar de bewoners kijkt, zal hun verhaal gaan herkennen als universeel menselijk.

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Type
Film
Category
Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Documentary
Year of production

2026
Production status
In pre-production
Original title
Mahboul
Original language
French

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Running time
80'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
DCP (2K)
Colour
Colour

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Visualantics Productions

Hooikaai 17
1000 Brussel
Belgium

T +32 2 361 51 65
info@visualantics.net

www.visualantics.net

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Dérives (BE)

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Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), CCA

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Available formats

Colour