---
title: 'Shades (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Erik Van Looy'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shades-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139606/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shades (1999)

1999 · 93 min · Drama · Belgium


## Synopsis

Shades is a 1999 Belgian film directed by Erik Van Looy and written by Van Looy, Paul Breuls and Guy Lee Thys. The story is loosely inspired on the Belgian murderer Freddy Horion and his escape from prison in 1982.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Erik Van Looy](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-van-looy)
- **Screenplay:** [Erik Van Looy](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-van-looy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alex Callier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-callier)

## Cast

- [Vic de Wachter](https://cinepixo.com/people/vic-de-wachter)
- [Tine Reymer](https://cinepixo.com/people/tine-reymer)
- [Tania Kloek](https://cinepixo.com/people/tania-kloek)
- [Jan Decleir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-decleir)
- [Andrew Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-howard)
- [Filip Peeters](https://cinepixo.com/people/filip-peeters)
- [Hilde van Mieghem](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilde-van-mieghem)
- [Gene Bervoets](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-bervoets)
- [Koen De Bouw](https://cinepixo.com/people/koen-de-bouw)
- [Eddy Vereycken](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-vereycken)
- [Axel Daeseleire](https://cinepixo.com/people/axel-daeseleire)
- [Marilou Mermans](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilou-mermans)
- [Gert Portael](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-portael)
- [Mickey Rourke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rourke)
- [Bert Struys](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-struys)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/shades-1999
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2106125); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.