''With Friends Like These'' ( nl, Dagen zonder lief) is a 2007 Flemish comedy-drama directed by Felix Van Groeningen. The script was written by Felix Van Groeningen and Arne Sierens.

Cast

Koen De Graeve Koen De Graeve (born 28 April 1972) is a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1993. Selected filmography References External links * 1972 births Living people Belgian male film actors {{Belgium-actor-st ...

as Nick * Wine Dierickx as Black Kelly * as Kurt * as Blonde Kelly * as Frederic * as Mother Black Kelly * as Ingrid

Synopsis

The lives of a group of friends get disturbed when Black Kelly (named after her hair color) returns from New York where she works in fashion to visit her mother. Her arrival leads to problems for Frederic when his girlfriend Ingrid, who's away on a volleyball tournament, thinks he's having an affair with Kelly after he invites Kelly to stay with him. The two of them reunite with their schooldays gang which includes Nick. Black Kelly discovers that Patrick committed suicide during her absence and Kurt and Blonde Kelly now live together with their one-year-old child. Tension arises among the group after Black Kelly tells Kurt she never told him she was pregnant with their baby before having an abortion. This provokes the already troubled Kurt to run away. The three friends go on a road-trip to find him.

Production

Filming took place in

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-Nikl ...

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and

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Release

The film premiered at the 2007

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

. The film was released in theatres on March 21, 2007 in Belgium.

References

External links

* 2007 comedy-drama films 2007 films Belgian comedy-drama films 2000s Dutch-language films Films directed by Felix van Groeningen Films set in Belgium Films shot in Belgium Films set in France Films shot in France Dutch-language Belgian films {{Belgium-film-stub