Festivals - Sundance Film Festival 2021 : Mother schmuckers will have its world premiere

By Mulder, 01 january 2021

Two low-down, rotten brothers named Issachar and Zabulon are starving and can’t seem to scrounge up a meal anywhere. Things only get worse when they lose the beloved dog belonging to their mom, Cashmere, who kicks them out of the family apartment until they return her nippy little January Jack. Things are going to get uncomfortably bizarre with these two dopes on the run in the ruthless urban jungle of Brussels.

Filthy and yet oh-so-charming, the Belgian filmmaking duo of Harpo and Lenny Guit (who will likely never be confused with the other Belgian directing duo, the Dardenne brothers) are quite the Midnight discovery. Their madcap adventure goes gross Three Stooges. It’s sparkling with energy, lo-fi visual trickery, and the ingenuity to make every creative decision equal parts surprising and ridiculous. Mother Schmuckers is sure to offend some—hell, that’s the point—but it is destined to find cult comedy status.

Synopsis :
Issachar and Zabulon, two brothers in their twenties, are supremely stupid and never bored, as madness is part of their daily lives. When they lose their 's beloved dog, they have 24 hours to find it - or she will kick them out.

Mother schmuckers (Belgium)
Written and directed by Lenny Guit, Harpo Guit
Produced by David Borgeaud, Erika Meda
Starring Harpo Guit, Maxi Delmelle, Claire Bodson, Mathieu Amalric, Habib Ben Tanfous
Sound Recording : Albert Van de Bui
Sound Editors : Virgile Jans, Sébastien Lheureux
Sound Mixer : Aurélien Lebourg
Cinematography : Sylvestre Vannoorenberghe
Edited by Guillaume Lion, Naftule Tarraschuk
Distributed by Best Friend Forever
Release date : January 30, 2021 (Sundance)
Running time : 70 minutes

Premiere : jan. 30 - 6:00am // second screening : jan. 31 - 4:00pm (local time)

(Source : press release)