Everybody's Famous!

Everybody's Famous!
Directed by Dominique Deruddere
Produced by Dominique Deruddere
Written by Dominique Deruddere
Starring Josse De Pauw
Eva van der Gucht
Werner De Smedt
Thekla Reuten
Victor Löw
Distributed by Miramax Films
Release date(s) 12 April 2000 (Belgium)
Running time 97 min.
Language Dutch, Spanish, English

Everybody's Famous! (Dutch: Iedereen beroemd!, literally: Everybody Famous!) is a 2000 film directed by Dominique Deruddere. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards.

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Plot

Seventeen-year-old Marva Vereecken is a regular at singing contests which she never wins. When her father, Jean, gets laid off, he decides to kidnap the number one singer in the country, Debbie. The kidnapping greatly increases sales of Debbie's latest single, much to the pleasant surprise of Michael, Debbie's manager. Michael in turn proposes a secret deal to make Marva a star if Jean agrees to keep Debbie out of the way for as long as Michael wants.

Awards and nominations

Group Award Winner/Nominee Won
Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film No
Festróia-Tróia International Film Festival Best Screenplay Dominique Deruddere Yes
Golden Dolphin No
Joseph Plateau Awards Best Belgian Actor Josse De Pauw Yes
Best Belgian Actress Eva van der Gucht No
Best Belgian Director Dominique Deruddere
Best Belgian Film
Ljubljana International Film Festival Audience Award Dominique Deruddere Yes

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