Guy Lee Thys (born 20 October 1952) is a Belgian film producer, director, and screenwriter.
In 1981 Guy Lee Thys, whose nickname in the Belgian media is "''enfant terrible'' of Flemish Cinema", established ''Skyline Films'', renamed ''Fact & Fiction'' in 1992. The small production company produces moderate budget feature-length fiction and documentaries. Fact & Fiction is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium.
Works
* ''
The Pencil Murders'' (aka ''
De Potloodmoorden'', 1982)
* ''Cruel Horizon'' (aka ''Boat People'', 1989)
* ''Shades'', as screenwriter and associate producer, starring
Mickey Rourke
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films.
During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles i ...
, directed by Eric Van Looy (1999)
* ''
Kassablanka'' (2002), a Romeo and Juliet story set in an Antwerp working class district where
Muslims
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and
white supremacists
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clash
* ''Suspect'', emo-drama on phony
incest
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victims, released in 2005
* ''
The Box Collector'' (2008), as story writer and associate producer, directed by John Daly, shot in
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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, Canada summer of 2007.
* ''
Mixed Kebab'' (2012), the story about the gay relationship between a Turkish and Flemish guy.
References
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tuinkabouters.com*
External links
Personal website
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1952 births
Living people
Belgian film directors