''Someone Else's Happiness'' () is a

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Belgian-

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directed and written by

Fien Troch Fien Troch (born 1978, in Londerzeel) is a Belgium, Belgian film director, producer and screenwriter. Career After graduating from the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussel, Sint-Lukas art academy in Brussels in 2000, she achieved several nominations an ...

. The movie was the Belgian entry for the Academy Awards 2006 in the category

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but failed to receive the actual nomination.

Cast

* Ina Geerts as Christine *

Johanna ter Steege Johanna ter Steege (born 10 May 1961) is a Dutch actress. Career She won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her movie debut in '' The Vanishing'' (1988). Among her other films are Robert Altman's '' Vincent & Theo'' (1990), ...

as Ann *

Johan Leysen Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Canne ...

as Francis *

Natali Broods Natali may refer to: * Natali Vineyards * Natali (name), list of people with the given name * Natali (surname), list of people with the surname * Little Natali * Natali (singer) Natalia Anatolievna Rudina (, born Minyaeva, , 31 March 1974 in Dz ...

as Gerda *

Peter Van den Begin Peter Alfons Christiaan Van Den Begin (born 25 October 1964 in Berchem) is a Belgian actor and director. He has two daughters with actress and singer-songwriter Tine Reymer. His very first theater performances include acting in such plays as ...

as Mark *

Josse De Pauw Josse De Pauw (born 15 March 1952) is a versatile Belgian actor, film director, dramatist, author and columnist. He was married to modern dance performer Fumio Ikeda for over thirty years. Theatre After graduating from the Royal Conservatory i ...

as Inspecteur

Awards and nominations

Joseph Plateau Awards A Joseph Plateau Award was an accolade presented by the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, first awarded in 1985. The awards were given in several categories to honor cinematic achievements in the film industry. They were restricted to ...

: ** Best Belgian Director (Fien Troch, nominated) ** Best Belgian Film (nominated) ** Best Belgian Screenplay (Fien Troch, nominated) *

Thessaloniki Film Festival The Thessaloniki Film Festival is a Thessaloniki-based cultural institution focusing on cinema. The Institution organizes the Thessaloniki International Film Festival every November and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival every March, while its ...

: ** Best Actress (Ina Geerts, won) ** Best Screenplay (Fien Troch, won) ** Golden Alexander (Fien Troch, won) ** Special Mention (Natali Broods for the acting)

Cast

Awards and nominations

See also