- Awards: Grand Prix International feature Length Documentar | Special Merit Prize @ Taiwan International Documentary Festival | GRAND PRIZE for BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE and BEST EDITING @ RIDM | Magic Hour Award @ Planete+ Doc Film Festival | Grand Prix for Best Feature Length Documentary Netherland | Audience Award for Best Documentary, Netherlands
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Director Marc Schmidt films his childhood friend Matthew, who, due to his autistic disorder, desperately tries to create order in the chaos around him. Schmidt follows him close to the heart.
Explosive confrontations with the outside world are alternated with stylized observations and personal confessions. Little by little the film unravels Matthew’s complex way of thinking and shows the catastrophic consequences it eventually has for him.
Matthew's Laws
premiere location: Visions du Reel, Nyon 2012
credits
- director(s): Marc Schmidt
- cinematographer(s): Aage Hollander
- editor(s): Katarina Turler
- executive producer(s): Simone van den Broek
- producer(s): Renske Meertens, Eline van Wees
- production company: Basaltfilm
technical data
- film format: HD
- audio format: Stereo
- aspect ratio: 16/9
- production year: 2012
- runtime: 72'
- countries: NETHERLANDS
- genres: human interest, point of view
- languages: Dutch
- subtitles: English
Festivals
- Documentary Fortnight Festival
- DOK Leipzig
- RIDM
- Taiwan International Film Festival
- Visions du Reel, Nyon
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