Movies

Bruxelles-Transit (1980)

This film is based on the experience of director Samy Szlingerbaum's parents in the 1940s. They traveled to Brussels from Poland with a limited travel visa but stayed longer, moving from neighborhood to neighborhood, never quite feeling at home.

JCVD (2008)

Starring Brussels native Jaun-Claude Van Damme as himself, JCVD paints Van Damme as an out-of-luck actor on the losing end of a custody battle who returns to his native Brussels where he is still hailed as an icon. The plot takes a twist when Van Damme finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation for which the police mistakenly hold him responsible.

In Bruges (2008)

Though not set in Brussels, In Bruges offers a wonderful glimpse into life in the well-preserved medieval city of Bruges, renowned for its gothic architecture, canals, and cobblestone streets. Two hit men are ordered to the quaint town after a job gone wrong to await their next orders. As they live the lives of tourists in this dark comedy, the pair begin to question their line of work but must make a decision when their instructions arrive.