Fabrice Du Welz Discusses True Crime Marc Dutroux Affair Thriller ‘Maldoror’ & Influence Of Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’
deadline.comBelgium is approaching the 30th anniversary of the start of a dark chapter in its history in which pedophile Marc Dutroux abducted six young girls from June 1995 to August 1996.
Imprisoning them in the basement of his house in the former coal-mining town of Marcinelle, the convicted sex offender tortured and sexually abused his young victims, killing four of them.
Mélissa Russo and Julie Lejeune, who were just eight years old, died of starvation and dehydration, while An Marchal, 17, and Eefje Lambrecks, 19, were buried alive.
Sabine Dardenne, 12, and Laetitia Delhez, 14, were freed following Dutroux’s arrest in August 1996. In a bold cinematic move, Belgian director Fabrice du Welz revisits the case in high-octane crime thriller Maldoror, which weaves in details of the real affair with the fictitious journey of a young police officer played by Anthony Bajon (The Prayer, Junkyard Dog). “I was about 20 when the Marc Dutroux Affair broke in Belgium,” explains the director. “I’ve wanted to make a film inspired by the case for a long time.
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