il pleut des voeux

This short film shows how losing a loved one can push us to the limit. About how shared sadness won't always connect people, but can also make us lose each other. About how you can sometimes express more with music than with words, a universal language that everyone speaks. It's a story of someone who was condemned to live on the streets in poverty but wouldn't want it any other way.

Il Pleut Des Voeux tells the story of Henri, a homeless man who roams the streets of Ghent. Every day he plays the accordion but he invariably throws away the money he earned in the Leie the same evening...