She was Lena, the fugitive.
At first glance, De Ontsnapping looks like a standard European art-house drama. We meet Leo (played with a terrifying fragility by Kevin Janssens) and his wife, Anja (the luminous but tense Veerle Baetens). They live in a nice house. They have two kids. Leo runs a struggling construction business. The dialogue is sparse, filled with the unspoken grievances of a couple who have been together too long to argue anymore. the escape aka de ontsnapping 2015 okru
Plot summary
Verheyen directs this like a horror film. Leo doesn't become a bad guy overnight. He becomes a bad guy because he is tired. He is tired of his wife looking at him with pity. He is tired of lying to his children about money. Kevin Janssens gives a masterclass in silent desperation. Watch his eyes in the scene where he realizes the virtual money is real. There is no joy. There is only a hollow, animal panic. He has escaped the trap of poverty, only to enter the trap of guilt. She was Lena, the fugitive