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Thierry Van Werveke

Acteur

Films

The Unemployment Club

The Unemployment Club

Door Andy Bausch

2001 | 97 min | Komedie

The story is set in the industrial south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The decline of the steel industry has left a wake of unemployment, but the state is determined to retrain all the scrapped steelworkers. There is, however, a pocket of resistance! The Unemployment Club. To be a member of this exclusive band, you must be unemployed; swear not to look for employment; commit to remain unemployed at all costs; stay off the books forever; and work harder at remaining out of work than ever you did ...

Schacko Klak

Schacko Klak

Door Paul Kieffer, Frank Hoffmann

1989 | 89 min | Klassiekers

The film begins in 1942 in a small Luxembourg village under Nazi occupation. Through the eyes of Chrëscht Knapp, 11, son of a carpenter, we meet his family and the village people. Most are engaged in one way or another in the resistance, but some are collaborating with the occupant.

The Welfare Worker

The Welfare Worker

Door Lutz Konermann

2009 | 96 min | Komedie

Social welfare worker Stalder knows the secret code for luck : a strategy that promises unbelievable returns for investors. He obtains millions by fraud and conquers women's hearts by storm. When a bagatelle brings about his downfall, more and more personalities emerge from behind the mask of the respectable citizen : the unscrupulous swindler, the sex-hungry womanizer, the penitent family man. Nothing is really as it appears.

Inthierryview

Inthierryview

Door Andy Bausch

2008 | 105 min | Biografie

The life and career of Luxembourg actor Thiery Van Werveke, told by himself and people who had worked with him. The shooting of the movie was started when Thierry van Werweke was already quite sick. He passed away in 2009, not long after the film was released.

The Revenge

The Revenge

Door Andy Bausch

2004 | 107 min | Komedie

Luxembourg is a small country in the heart of Europe. It’s a multi-cultural society, foreigners representing almost 40% of its population. It’s famous for its forward-thinking social policies and - especially - for its financial services. It used to be known for its steel industry - and it still boasts one of the most important media groups in the world. But it’s certainly not known either for soccer or unemployment. So this is «Revanche’s» recipe: take Luxembourg’s unemployed. Put them in business ...

Troublemaker

Troublemaker

Door Andy Bausch

1988 | 98 min | Klassiekers

Chuck is in prison for a while. Here he meets Jacques, who prefers to be called Johnny Chicago. The fight at first, then become friends and dream of going to America together. Neither Jenny, Johnny's girlfriend (who falls in love with Chuck) nor their lawyer and probation officer, Konrad, can keep the troublemakers in check...

Deepfrozen

Deepfrozen

Door Andy Bausch

2006 | 90 min | Komedie

Ronnie lives in a small sleepy village and is the owner of a small company for deep-frozen goods. Daydreams, contact ads, the firemen’s brassband, the weekly visits at his shrink and his buddy Lars’ cynical remarks about air guitar and vinyl-records are the highlights of Ronnie’s life. Already, as a kid, he suffered from being under the pressure of his power- and manhood-fixed mother. Ronnie’s feelings are as deep-frozen as his goods. Until the day, a wonderful being - one of the female kind - strands ...

Lingo Vino

Lingo Vino

Door Daniel Texter

2009 | 35 min | Komedie

Two old wine producers, Leo and Jakob, have been bickering for 40 years over who produces the best wine until a letter coming from America upsets this ritual.