Tangier (De Hel Van Tanger) 18 years old

Hell in Tangier

Tangier

In August 1996, bus drivers Marcel Van Loock and Wim Moreels are apprehended by the Moroccan Customs for drug trafficking. Inside their bus, hidden behind a false compartment, they have discovered 700 pounds of hashish. Although the owner of the bus company is arrested as well and makes a full confession clearly indicating that both drivers were unaware of the hidden drugs, the Moroccan judge sentences both men to 5 years in the Moroccan prison of Tangiers. Nothing could have prepared the two men for life inside a Moroccan prison. Without food, clothes or medical care, they must learn how to take care of themselves to survive their stay in prison. Corrupt guards, corrupt lawyers and judges, a consul who doesn't care and frequent beatings are only part of the terrible prison. Meanwhile their families at home are left without any information, any help or any hope - finding out that their own government doesn't care for Belgian people in prisons abroad.

Credits

Tangier Cast

Name Character
Axel Daeseleire He was 37, now 56 years old as Wim Moreels
Filip Peeters He was 43, now 61 years old as Marcel Van Loock
Els Olaerts She was 48, now 67 years old as Agnes Van Loock
Peter Gorissen He was 50, now 69 years old as Rudy Vermeersch
Warre Borgmans He was 50, now 68 years old as Jozef Van Zuylen
Peter Bolhuis He was 52, now 70 years old as Jack Scholten
Veerle de Jonghe as Veronique

Tangier Crew

Name Department
Frank van Mechelen as Director. Directing
Paul Piedfort as Writer. Writing
Tangier poster
Tangier (18 years)

Hell in Tangier

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
  • Runtime: 105 minutes