Julian

Executive produced by Lukas Dhont, Cato Kusters’ feature debut is a stirring depiction of a Belgian couple’s fight for marriage equality.

Screening dates and booking

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Credits

  • Director

    Cato Kusters

  • Screenwriters

    Angelo Tijssens, Cato Kusters

  • With

    Nina Meurisse, Laurence Roothooft

  • Belgium 2025.

  • Courtesy of

    The Match Factory

  • Languages

    French, English, Dutch

    With English subtitles

Introduction

When Fleur and Julian get engaged, they discover how limited marriage options still are for queer people. So they embark on a challenge: to get married in every country that permits them. However, an unexpected tragedy reshapes both their lives. Kusters’ film is a beautiful and heartfelt paean to the all-consuming power of love.

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How to book

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