---
title: 'King of the Belgians (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Brosens'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Bulgaria'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-the-belgians-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4818804/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King of the Belgians (2016)

2016 · 94 min · Drama, Comedy · Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium


## Synopsis

King of the Belgians is a 2016 mockumentary comedy film produced, written and directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth. It premiered in the Horizons section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. It received five nominations at the 8th Magritte Awards, including Best Flemish Film. Its sequel, The Barefoot Emperor, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Brosens](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brosens), [Jessica Woodworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-woodworth)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Brosens](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brosens), [Jessica Woodworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-woodworth)
- **Producer:** [Peter Brosens](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brosens), [Jessica Woodworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-woodworth), [Arnold Heslenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-heslenfeld), [François Touwaide](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-touwaide), [Frans van Gestel](https://cinepixo.com/people/frans-van-gestel), [Laurette Schillings](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurette-schillings), [Mira Staleva](https://cinepixo.com/people/mira-staleva), [Stefan Kitanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-kitanov)

## Cast

- [Peter Van den Begin](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-van-den-begin) as King Nicolas III
- [Tamara Dragičević](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamara-dragicevic)
- [Lucie Debay](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucie-debay)
- [Bruno Georis](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-georis)
- [Titus De Voogdt](https://cinepixo.com/people/titus-de-voogdt)
- [Goran Radakovic](https://cinepixo.com/people/goran-radakovic)
- [Valentin Ganev](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentin-ganev)

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Official site: http://kingof.be/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-the-belgians-2016
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