Summer Hit Machine

BEL 2025
Director: Jérôme Vandewattyne
Cast: Séverine Cayron, Karim Barras, Fred De Loof, Jérémy Alonzi

88 Min. | OmeU | Original with english Subtitles
World Premiere
Independent

The boogie-punk rock band Chevalier Surprise is commissioned to record a cover of the cult anthem »Fly« in an upscale studio in the Ardennes. The eccentric label boss Marius is determined at any cost to win the prestigious Summer Hit Machine Award for the second time—the ultimate recognition for the season’s hit song. Yet his mission is sabotaged from within: his nights are haunted by ghostly visions of an Elvis Presley swarmed by flies, while by day, the subtle manipulations of his alter ego Allan poison the project. With the complicity of the image-obsessed community manager Delphine, Allan pulls the strings leading to an inevitable downfall. A pitch-black comedy where egos collide, dreams shatter, and rebellion is included.