A portrait of life at a Brussels "fritkot", a typically Belgian kiosk that sells fries (chips), traditionally runs by a warm-hearted woman: Valerie, the "frituriste". Through her and her costumers, the Belgian tradition of fries shops is depicted as well as the struggle they face nowadays because of regulations.
Keywords
- Belgian cinema
- Belgische Docu's
- BRIFF
- Food, cooking and kitchen
- Le Mois du Doc
- Le Mois du Doc: Regards sur le cinéma documentaire
- Les René du Cinéma (ex-Magritte)
- Panorama: Manuel Poutte
- stadsleven
Director
- Manuel Poutte
Documentaire
1h 2min
FRENCH
Belgium
2011
Welcome to meet one of the last standing women in the passionate world of fried kiosks in Fritkot.
Welcome to meet one of the last standing women in the passionate world of fried kiosks in Fritkot.
A portrait of life at a Brussels "fritkot", a typically Belgian kiosk that sells fries (chips), traditionally runs by a warm-hearted woman: Valerie, the "frituriste". Through her and her costumers, the Belgian tradition of fries shops is depicted as well as the struggle they face nowadays because of regulations.