Philippe Van Leeuw

Belgian film director

January 1, 1953 (70 years old)

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A Syrian Family

V.O.: Insyriated

Bel. 2017. Drama by Philippe Van Leeuw with Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud, Juliette Navis. In war-torn Syria, a day in the life of a family holed up in their apartment in a building emptied of all its other tenants.

Runtime: 85 min.

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Le Jour où Dieu est parti en voyage

Fr. 2009. Drama by Philippe Van Leeuw with Ruth Nirere, Afazali Dewaele, Lola Tuyaerts. In Rwanda, at the dawn of the 1994 genocide, a Tutsi nanny takes refuge in a forest following the hasty departure of her Belgian bosses.

Runtime: 95 min.

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Les Bureaux de Dieu

Fr. 2008. Social drama by Claire Simon with Nathalie Baye, Nicole Garcia, Isabelle Carré. The daily life of a family planning clinic in Paris.

Runtime: 122 min.