Les combattants du poil sacré

Belgium

26', 2015

DIRECTED BY

Florian Vallée

SCRIPTWRITER

Matthias Billard

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Léo Lefèvre

EDITED BY

Gaëlle Hardy

PRODUCED BY

Gabriel Vanderpas

Every year, the citizens of Mons in Belgium seek to revive ‘good luck’ in a carnival atmosphere. Based on a legend that dates back to the Middle Ages, a ritual battle is still held during which the aim of each participant is to get hold of a few hairs from the dragon's tail and play with them. As it has been believed for centuries, this brings wealth and good luck to the winner in the following year.