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Albatros

fiction drama , comedy

1 season | 8 episodes | 45 min

available as ready made

"Albatros" is a tragicomedy and tells the story of ten fat people who will join a weight-loss camp in the Ardennes. They are faced, not only with the battle against their bodies, but also against their minds, and each other. With a dead mother, a dark secret and lots of unresolved resentment, camp guru Bart has his own demons to fight.

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Details

Original title

Albatros

Genre

Tragicomedy

Broadcast by

First broadcast

Feb 15, 2021

Production company

De Wereldvrede

Producer(s)

Gilles Coulier, Gilles De Schryver & Wouter Sap

Director(s)

Wannes Destoop

Writer(s)

Gilles Coulier, Wannes Destoop, Dominique Van Malder & Tom Dupont

Cast

Wim Opbrouck, Benny Claessens, Marjan De Schutter, Isabelle Van Hecke, Dominique Van Malder, Tom Ternest, Marcel Musters, Amara Reta, Ruth Beeckmans, Arthur Dhont, Joris Hessels, Ilse De Koe, Joke Emmers & Stef Lernous

Licensed by

Streamz, Telenet & RTBF (Belgium), Sky (Switzerland), ContentScope (GAS), Czech TV (Czech Republic), PBS (US), Netflix (Belgium & The Netherlands)

Award(s)

Prix Europa in the category ‘TV-fiction’ 2021

Extra info

Supported by SeriesLab by TorinoFilmLab (2017)

Albatros in the news

Albatros & Blackout in Buyers Showcase at Séries Mania 2020

We couldn’t make it to Séries Mania due to the coronavirus, but we didn’t want you to miss out on our titles in the Buyers Showcase: Albatros & Blackout. Our catalog with our best new drama series is available on request.

posted on Mar 30, 2020

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