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Belgian Filmmaker Michiel Blanchart on His Action Thriller ‘Night Call’ Set Amid Black Lives Matter Protest in Belgium
Set against a Black Lives Matter protest, director Michiel Blanchart's feature debut brings pop spectacle to the streets of Brussels.
At the same time, the filmmaker sought an equally dynamic tonal register, offsetting the blunt force and body blows with a golden oldies soundtrack heavy on Petula Clark. As if to follow his own advice, Blanchart will next look across the pond with his English-language debut “You’re Dead Helene.” Mixing horror with romantic comedy, the development title will move the action from Brussels to New York – an extended trip the filmmaker plans to make himself in order root the narrative with the same urban authenticity he brought to “Night Call.” With his American debut already lined-up, with “Night Call” on track for a U.S. release later this year, and with “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah proving no limits for Belgian talent in Hollywood, Blanchart could easily make that move permanent – though he hasn’t put in his green card application just yet.
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