''Any Way the Wind Blows'' is a 2003 Belgian film directed by

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, the lead singer of the Belgian rockband dEUS. The film is set in Antwerp and follows the lives of several characters intertwining with each other. Thanks to its

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, pop and electronica music soundtrack, the film has become a cult film. The theme song ''Summer's Here'' by

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was a hit at the time.

Premise

Set in Antwerp on a sunny Friday in the beginning of June, eight people dream of having a different life. There is wind and music, police and paranoia, gossip, fighting and in the evening, a party.

Cast

Soundtrack

– "Summer's Here" # Charles Mingus – "Mysterious Blues" #

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– "My Red Hot Car" #

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– "Suspicion" #

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– "Elegy For A Duck" # Max Berlin – "Elle Et Moi" #

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– "In the Still of the Night" #

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– "Got More Rhymes" # The Kids – "There Will Be No Next Time" # Yazoo – "Situation" #

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– "Acid Soule" #

– "Rhythm Is Deified" # Ils – "Next Level / 6 Space" # J.J. Cale – "Magnolia" #

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– "Holy Spirit Come Home" # Stade – "Anatonal" #

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– "Lava Flows" #

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– "Witness One Hope" # Herbie Hancock – "Curiosity"

References

External links

* 2003 films 2000s Dutch-language films 2000s English-language films Belgian comedy-drama films Belgian rock music films Jazz films Electronic music films Dance music films 2000s French-language films Antwerp in fiction Films shot in Antwerp Films set in Antwerp 2003 comedy-drama films English-language Belgian films French-language Belgian films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub