Directed by:
Geoffrey EnthovenScreenplay:
Pierre De ClercqCinematography:
Gerd SchelfhoutCast:
Charlotte Timmers, Roos Van Vlaenderen, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Karel Vingerhoets, Katelijne Verbeke, Gilles De Schryver, Xandra Van Welden (more)Plots(1)
Three twenty-something special-needs men go on a road trip to Spain to lose their virginity in Come As You Are, a likable seriocomedy loosely inspired by Asta Philpot, an advocate for handicapped persons’ sexuality. Genial Jozef (Tom Audenaert) is almost completely blind. Prankster Philip (Robrecht Vanden Thoren) is a paraplegic. Likewise wheelchair-bound, Lars (Gilles De Schryver) has a degenerative terminal illness that brings on paralysis and occasional fits. Fictitiously elaborating on Philpot’s real-life trips to a wheelchair-accessible Spanish brothel and his advocacy of prostitution as one sexual-expression option for the disabled, the film is never condescending, and Geoffrey Enthoven’s assured direction likewise resists overplaying the obvious emotional cues. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Charlotte Timmers
Belgium
Best movies:
Hasta la vista (2011)
Zillion (2022)
Adios Amigos (2016)
Roos Van Vlaenderen
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Hasta la vista (2011)
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Robrecht Vanden Thoren
Netherlands
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Hasta la vista (2011)
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Karel Vingerhoets
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
Lautrec (1998)
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Katelijne Verbeke
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
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Gilles De Schryver
Belgium
Best movies:
Ben X (2007)
Hasta la vista (2011)
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Xandra Van Welden
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Hasta la vista (2011)
The Sum of Histories (2015)
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Tom Audenaert
Belgium
Best movies:
Hasta la vista (2011)
The Misfortunates (2009)
Home (2016)
Asta Philpot
USA
Best movies:
Hasta la vista (2011)
Come As You Are (2019)
Luc Verhoeven
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
Karlijn Sileghem
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
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Johan Heldenbergh
Belgium
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Antonia's Line (1995)
Ben X (2007)
Kimke Desart
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Veerle Baetens
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
Loft (2008)
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Isabelle de Hertogh
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
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Jean-Paul Dermont
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Hasta la vista (2011)
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Tuur De Weert
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
Ivan Pecnik
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
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Marilou Mermans
Belgium
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Hasta la vista (2011)
Daens (1992)
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