Hazegras

Jan 27, 2024

0h 55m

★ 0.0

Overview

Under the neon lights of the prostitution area in Ostend's Hazegras district, local residents struggle with their small and big problems. Loneliness overtakes them every now and then. Yet they appear to be more connected then they think.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

kleinVERHAAL

Hazegras Trailers

Cast

Man van Dj Nancy

Rudy De Cock

Pascale

Pascale De Sutter

Iris

Iris Dekeersgieter

Pooier

Alain Delanghe

Anita

Anita Desport

Rapper

Ismaël Develter

Dj Nancy

Nancy Develter

Gisèle

Gisèle Guizard

Karina

Silva Kuha

Daniël

Daniël Lisabeth

Psycholoog

Thijs Moonen

Geert

Geert Ollieux

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