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My Friend, or The Hidden Life of Jules Depraeter streaming

Original title: Mijn Vriend, Of Het verborgen leven van Jules Depraeter
1979 Movie Drama, Crime 126 min Ages 13+
By: Fons Rademakers With: Peter Faber, André van den Heuvel, Paul Cammermans, Kees ter Bruggen, Pleuni Touw

When the gendarmes order a garage owner to open the boot of his car, they find a treasure of shares, jewels, gold and bonds. They belong to an old opera singer who got robbed. The garage owner drove the car at the request of Jules Depraeter, a bon vivant and dubious businessman from Ghent. When he is questioned by the police, he causes the Ghent examining magistrate Jensens to fall down as he wanted Depraeter to kill his wife. Based on a true story.

Mood

Dark
Intriguing
Mysterious

Cast & Crew

Fons Rademakers
Gerard Soeteman
André van den Heuvel
Dirk de Batist
Magda Cnudde
Paul Cammermans
Pleuni Touw
Peter Faber
Kees ter Bruggen

Adaptation

Based On True Story

Narrative Structure

Crime Thriller
True Story Adaptation

Time-Period

1970S

Central Conflict

Murder Conspiracy
Theft Discovery

Characters

Garage Owner
Jules Depraeter
Magistrate Jensens
Opera Singer

Ending

Ambiguous
Crime Unresolved

Historical Context

1970S Belgium

Key Plot Points

Discovery Of Treasure
Magistrate'S Fall
Police Questioning

Plot

Murder Plot
Robbery
Treasure Hunt

Setting

Garage Environment
Urban Belgium

Shooting Location

Belgium

Theme

Crime Investigation
Moral Ambiguity
Trust And Deception

Genre

Crime
Drama
Thriller

Audiences

Adult
Crime Thriller Enthusiasts

Titles

My Friend, Or The Hidden Life Of Jules Depraeter

Production Countries

Belgium

Release Year

1979
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