The Mad Belgian: Keep Walking
- Released: 2021/09
- Duration: 13min
- Languages: EN or FR versions
- Details: 16:9, Sound 25fps AAC 320kbps 48kHz
- Existing Subtitles: ES, IT
- Producer: Louis-Philippe Loncke
- Director: Ivan Dunsmore
- Additional sound: Niels De Schutter
- Main Protagonists: Louis-Philippe Loncke, Sherpa Serge.
- Main Locations: Liège (Belgium), Tasmania (Australia), Simpson Desert (Australia)
- Based on an expedition: Tasmania Winter Trek / Everest Bueren Challenge
Festivals selections.
- Dutch Mountain Film Festival (2021)
- Inkafest (2021)
- Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival (2021)
- Trento Film Festival - Mountains and Cultures (2022)
- Mestia International Short & Mountain Film Festival (Georgia, 2022)
- EHO Mountain Film Festival (2022)
- Xplore Alpes Festival (2022)
- Palma Muntanya Film (2022)
- Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival (2023)
Links:
- IMDb
- FilmFreeway: ENGLISH - FRANCAIS
- YouTube Trailer: FR/EN - ES
- Youtube Full Film: To be released in the future (probably in 2025)
Synopsis EN:
The coronavirus pandemic has prevented the adventurer Louis-Philippe Loncke from doing expeditions, so he invents his own challenge on Montagne de Bueren in his homeland, Belgium: To ascend one of the most extreme stairs of the earth 135 times. During this challenge, we dive into the memories of this walking adventurer and see the magic and difficulties of crossing remote places on the planet on foot.
Synopsis FR:
La pandémie de coronavirus a empêché l'aventurier Louis-Philippe Loncke de faire des expéditions, alors il invente son propre défi sur la Montagne de Bueren, dans son pays natal, la Belgique : Gravir 135 fois l'un des escaliers les plus extrêmes de la planète. Durant ce défi, on plonge dans les souvenirs de cet aventurier marcheur et nous voyons la magie et les difficultés de traverser à pied des endroits reculés de la planète.