Synopsis
Patrick is the handyman on his father's naturist campsite. The remaining time he dedicates to his hobby, designing and creating wooden furniture. When Patrick loses his campsite hammer, his quest to retrieve it takes him to the farthest corners of the camping grounds.
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Cast
- Kevin JanssensPatrick
- Pierre BokmaHerman
- Hannah HoekstraNathalie
- Jemaine ClementDustin
- Bouli LannersMon
- Jan BijvoetFlik
- Jean-Benoît UgeuxLe vendeur de marteaux
- Tine Van den WyngaertSabrina
- Katelijne DamenNelly
- Josse De PauwRudy
Recommendations
- 80
CineVue
With his first big screen endeavour, Patrick, Peaky Blinders director Tim Mielants has crafted as unusual an exploration of grief and loss as you are ever likely to see. - 80
Empire
Part mystery, part black comedy, part metaphor for loss, Patrick is a nakedly true original. It also has the best caravan fight since Kill Bill Vol. 2. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
By concentrating too much on the physical hammer’s adventures in the closing reels, Mielants loses sight of the might of the hammer as a metaphor. - 70
Screen Daily
It’s a slow burner which gambles that the incremental build of tension will keep the audience involved, even as the stoically inexpressive central character holds them at arm’s length. It’s a gamble that pays off
