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Belgian Teen's Death Shaped 'Ben X'new
Belgium's Nic Balthazar was a movie critic before he became a novelist and movie director -- a rather unusual progression, he is the first to admit.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Ben X' Boresnew
First-time director Nic Balthazar has already worked this fact-based material as a novel and a play. At bottom, he seems to be making a plea for tolerance and understanding for the autistic; what he's put on the screen is a merely okay problem drama.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
04-18-2008 |
Reviews