Synopsis
Lucien is a human magnet: metal clings to his body whether he wants it or not. The Magnet Man (De magneet man, 2024) is Gust Van den Berghe's European drama you can watch online on iFILM — but in the backwater where he's born, there's no use for a gift like his.
Silent and withdrawn, a Buster Keaton figure, Lucien scrapes by as a street performer, clown and musician with a quiet violin, entertaining ordinary folk while hiding the ache of a broken bond with his estranged father. Then one day he sticks to a passing train, and it carries him far from everything he knew.
Shot as a melancholy fable across Belgium, France and the Netherlands, the film trades dialogue for circus-like physicality and the ornate, faded beauty of Antwerp. Danny Ronaldo carries the lead. Slow and poetic, it's for viewers who love festival-grade sadness and grown-up visual fairy tales over spectacle. Stream The Magnet Man (2024) online on iFILM.
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