Ponie & the Death of Zorro

In Flanders, the last bits of our pristine nature are being parceled. We call ourselves civilized but we seem to have lost touch with what really matters in life. We have created a superficial society in which we exhibit a state of happiness through our materialistic lifestyles. There are some places left where wilderness reigns, inhabited by loners who still have a strong connection with nature. This contemporary tale, told from the point of view of a twelve-year-old, is set on the frontier between upper-class suburbia and a pristine moorland area. The story reflects on the transit between the purity of childhood and the responsibility of adult life. The main characters are a civilized child, who leads the life of a grown up, and a savage man, with the heart of a child. They are brought together by a horrible accident that has a devastating impact on their lives. Along with the trauma come the loss of their innocence and the attached feelings of guilt. In this case, the line between innocence and guilt is quite thin, if not invisible. In a world where nothing is what it seems, truth is precious but hard to find.