The Cinematheque

Belgium

“My Dad Is a Sausage [offers] a modern fairytale about burnout that is both poetic and rooted in reality, and aimed at an audience of children and young teens that are taken seriously.”

Aurore Engelen, Cineuropa

Much to the horror of his family, Paul (Johan Heldenbergh, The Broken Circle Breakdown) leaves his boring but secure and well-paying job at the bank to finally fulfill his dream of becoming an actor. Although no one is quite sure if it’s a case of professional burnout or a full-fledged midlife crisis, Paul’s youngest daughter Zoë (Savannah Vandendriessche) has made up her mind: she thinks it’s a great idea! She is the only one who supports him and the only one who also believes he has actual acting talent waiting to be discovered by the world. Paul’s quixotic quest seems doomed to failure, but it soon will end up in an entirely different and unexpected place for the whole family.

In Flemish with English subtitles