Similar to Rian Johnson's Brick, director Tim Mielants' Patrick reworks classic film noir tropes in a unique setting, in this case a nudist camp where the titular hero, the camp's caretaker (Kevin Janssens), investigates the theft of his beloved hammer and seems to uncover a conspiracy within the campsite. The film also stars Jermaine Clement, Pierre Bokma, Katelijne Damen, Hannah Hoekstra and Ariane Van Vliet.
Patrick is on UK Digital from November 20th with cinema screenings in Wales and Scotland to be confirmed.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Never, ever steal a man’s favourite hammer. That is the moral of PATRICK, a mixture of deadpan hilarity and plaintive family drama that marks an eye-catching feature debut from Peaky Blinders / The Terror director Tim Mielants. Patrick (Kevin Janssens) is the handyman at a naturist campsite. Socially awkward and unprepossessing, he channels his passion into making meticulously hand-finished furniture. The sudden death of his father doesn’t hit him as hard as the disappearance of his trusty hammer. Who took his tool, and why, becomes an obsession. He must discover the naked truth…
