''Dossier K.'' is a

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

thriller film directed by Jan Verheyen, based on a novel by

Jef Geeraerts Jozef Adriaan Anna Geeraerts (23 February 1930 – 11 May 2015), better known as Jef Geeraerts, was a Belgian writer. Geeraerts was born in Antwerp. After his studies in political and administrative sciences at the Colonial University of Belgium ...

. ''Dossier K.'' is the second book by

for the series about detectives Vincke and Verstuyft that has been put to screen after De zaak Alzheimer. Several actors from the first film reprise their roles, including Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Hilde De Baerdemaeker, Filip Peters and Jappe Claes. It is a film about crimes in the Albanian mafia scene in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

Plot

Nazim Tahiri (

Blerim Destani Blerim Destani is an Albanian Macedonian actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in ''Time of the Comet'' and ''Dossier K.'' Biography Destani was born in Stolberg near Aachen, West Germany. He spent his childhood in Tetovo, Tetovo ...

) finds out that his father has been murdered in Antwerp by members of the rival Gaba clan. Kanun, an Albanian law from the 15th century, forces Nazim to take revenge. He goes to Antwerp, where his godfather, Prenk Shehu ( R. Kan Albay), leads the family mafia businesses. Police officer Vincke (

Koen De Bouw Koen De Bouw (born 30 September 1964 in Turnhout) is a Belgium, Belgian actor. He trained to be an actor at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp and made his breakthrough in Belgium with his role of serial killer ''Stef Tavernier'' in the TV-serie ...

) is in charge of finding out what is going on in the world of the

Albanian mafia Albanian mafia or Albanian organized crime ( sq, Mafia Shqiptare) are the general terms used for criminal organizations based in Albania or composed of ethnic Albanians. Albanian organized crime is active in Europe, North America, South America ...

clans.

Cast

as Eric Vincke * Werner De Smedt as Freddy Verstuyft *

as Nazim Tahiri *

Hilde De Baerdemaeker Hilde de Baerdemaeker (born 8 May 1978) is a Flemish actress. She is best known for her roles as Louise in ''Louislouise'', and as Linda De Leenheer in ''De Zaak Alzheimer'' (in English: ''The Memory of a Killer'' or ''The Alzheimer Case ''The ...

as Linda de Leenheer * Greg Timmermans as Wim Cassiers * Johan Van Assche as Commissaris François Vanparys *

Filip Peeters Filip Peeters or Philip Peeters (born 2 December 1962) is a Flemish actor. He is well known for his work in the television series ''Salamander'' as Paul Gerardi and ''Zone Stad'' as Didier Francks. He is one of a few Flemish actors who have been ...

as Majoor De Keyser *

Jappe Claes Jappe Claes (born 22 October 1952) is a Belgian actor; he mainly works in the Netherlands and appeared in more than forty films since 1983. In 2014 he left the Theaterschool The Academy of Theatre and Dance is a faculty of the Amsterdam Universit ...

as Procureur Marcel Bracke * Marieke Dilles as Naomi Waldack * R. Kan Albay as Prenk Shehu * Vildan Maksuti as Tahir Ukaj * Stijn Van Opstal as Scientist * Katelijne Verbeke as Mother Naomi * Peter Gorissen as Lawyer Waldack * Sven De Ridder as Balieman * Kristian Paloka as Zef Shehu * Ryszard Turbiasz as De Magere * Fatos Kryeziu as Pjeter Gaba * Çun Lajqi as Besjan Tahiri

References

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* * 2009 films Belgian thriller films Albanian-language films 2000s Dutch-language films Films shot in Antwerp Films set in Antwerp Films about organized crime in Belgium 2009 thriller films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub