Drift (2014)

Name: Drift
Released: 2014-04-23

1h 23m

Running Time

Plot.

A Belgian couple waits in an empty hotel in the Carpathian mountains. She suffers from a lingering illness. He helps her find her peace. Left alone, he escapes reality and starts to wander. DRIFT explores his quest for salvation on a mythical journey through a barren Romanian wasteland. Fighting his memories, the drifting man chooses not to speak and to loose himself in an animal-like and primitive existence. His simple but painful rituals echo an ancient culture long forgotten. As the past reveals itself, insanity sets in. Slowly, he disappears as well.

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Cast & Crew.

Benny Vandendriessche

Director / Writer

Constantin Cojocaru

Old cop

Vlad Gliga

Young cop

Peter Krüger

Producer

Kris Dane

Composer

Carl Rottiers

Cinematographer

Tom Denoyette

Editor

Details.

Release Date
April 23, 2014

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 23m

Last updated: 2025-02-19

Wiki.

Drift is a 2013 Belgium art house film about a couple that waits in an empty hotel in the Romanian Carpathian mountains. The modern ruins of post-communist Romania form the backdrop for a man's quest for redemption and, possibly, punishment following his wife's death after a long illness. It is directed by Benny Vandendriessche, with the storyline conceived from the performance art by performance artist Dirk Hendrikx. The film was produced by Peter Krüger for Inti Films and Raymond van der Kaaij for Revolver Media and stars Dirk Hendrikx, Lieve Meeusen and Constantin Cojocaru in principal roles. Drift is an esoteric and somewhat opaque meditation on loss and grief.

The film had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, and won the FIPRESCI award at the International Film Festival.