JULIAN (Ensor Award)

Belgium / Netherlands

Original title: Julian

Director: Cato Kusters

Year / Runtime: 2025 / 91 min

Country: Belgium / Netherlands

Academy: Belgian Film Academy – Flanders (The Ensors)

Main Cast

Nina Meurisse (Fleur), Laurence Roothooft (Julian)

Production Companies

The Reunion (Michiel & Lukas Dhont), Les Films du Fleuve, Topkapi Films

Synopsis

Fleur and Julian fall madly in love and decide to get married in every country where same-sex marriage is legal. After only four weddings, their ambitious project comes to a painful and inevitable halt. Based on the memoir by Fleur Pierets.

Ensor Awards (Belgian Film Academy) – Best Film
Ensor Awards (Belgian Film Academy) – Best Director (Cato Kusters)
Ensor Awards (Belgian Film Academy) – Best Screenplay (Cato Kusters & Angelo Tijssens)
Ensor Awards (Belgian Film Academy) – Best Leading Actress (Laurence Roothooft)
Ensor Awards (Belgian Film Academy) – Promise of the Year (Cato Kusters)