Patrick | De Patrick

Carmel International Competition

"With its glum humour, striking aesthetic, poignant themes and acres of desiccated exposed flesh, the debut feature from Tim Mielants (Peaky Blinders) is destined to stake a claim on numerous sun loungers around the festival circuit"

ScreenDaily
  • Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Tim Mielants
  • Belgium 2019
  • 97 minutes
  • Dutch
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Patrick lives with his parents on a naturist campsite. When his father dies he finds himself in charge of the campsite. But Patrick has other things on his mind, he has lost his favourite hammer. The long-term residents want Patrick to do something with his life but he is more interested in finding his hammer. His obsessive search becomes an existential quest to find himself...

Winner of the Best Director Award at the Karlovy Vary Festival, PATRICK is a tragicomedy about man’s peculiarities, about letting go and being happy with who you are.

Feature Debut


  • Director Tim Mielants
  • Production Bart Van Langendonck, Sarah Marks
  • Script Tim Mielants, Benjamin Sprengers
  • Cinematography Frank van den Eeden
  • Editing Alain Dessauvage
  • Music Geert Hellings
  • Festivals Karlovy Vary (Best Director Award)
  • Actors Kevin Janssens, Pierre Bokma, Hannah Hoekstra, Ariane van Vliet, Jemaine Clement
  • Source Beta Cinema, Munich