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Hasta la vista (Original title)Come as You Are (Alternative title)
Dates: 2011 (Copyright), 14 September 2011 (Release)

Countries: Belgium, Spain, Netherlands

Director: Geoffrey Enthoven

Synopsis: Drama/comedy. Three disabled Belgian men in their twenties convince their parents to let them embark on a ‘wine tour’ to southern Spain that is in fact a cover for visiting a brothel. The film is based on the experiences of Asta Philpot, who is affected with arthrogryposis and who advocates the right to an active sexual life for people with disabilities.

Genres:
Drama, Comedy

Subjects:
Disability, Holidays, Sex work, Brothels, Sexual relations and practices, Virginity
Releases
Date: 14 September 2011Country: BelgiumRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): Flemish / Dialogue (original): French / Dialogue (original): Spanish
Date: 07 June 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 113 mins 44 secs - Length: 10236 FeetDialogue (original): Flemish / Dialogue (original): French / Dialogue (original): SpanishDistributor: Eureka Entertainment Ltd.

Credits (44)
©: Fobic Films, In co-production with: K2, één, [Produced] in association with: Emedialab, [Produced] with the support of: Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, [Produced] with the support of: Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique, [Produced] with the support of: Télédistributeurs Wallons, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Produced with the support of: Tax Shelter van de Belgische federale regering, Produced with the support of: Groep Anthonissen Boekhoudkantoren, Produced with the support of: Rolstoelen Vermeiren N.V., Produced with the support of: Dutch FilmWorks, Produced with the support of: Kinepolis Group, Produced with the support of: Mollywood, Produced with the support of: Intris, PRIME, Presents: Fobic Films, Executive Producer: Asta Philpot, Executive Producer: Pedro Sanchez De La Nieta, Produced by: Mariano Vanhoof, Line Producer: Nicola Bové, Location Scout: Miriam van Damme, Location Scout: Het Lefhuis bvba, 1st Assistant Director: Sabrina Haazen, Script Supervisor: Ghazaleh Foroudi, Casting Flanders: eXistenSe, Casting Flanders: Geoffrey Enthoven, Mariano Vanhoof, Casting Wallonia: Patrick Hella, Screenplay: Pierre de Clercq, From an original story by: Mariano Vanhoof, Based on the experiences of: Asta Philpot and his friends, Director of Photography: Gerd Schelfhout, Editing: Philippe Ravoet, Art Director: Kurt Rigolle, Costumes: Joëlle Meerbergen, Make-up: Frank Vanwolleghem, Title Design: Toon van Wemmel, Music: Meuris, Music/Music written, composed and arranged by: Papermouth, Sound: Geert Vlegels, Sound Mixer: Alek Goosse, Sound Design: Gervaise Demeure
Cast (9)
Robrecht vanden Thoren (Philip), Gilles de Schryver (Lars), Tom Audenaert (Jozef), Isabelle de Hertogh (Claude), Karel Vingerhoets (Philip’s father), Katelijne Verbeke (Philip’s mother), Karlijn Sileghem (Lars' mother), Kimke Desart (Yoni), Johan Heldenbergh (Lars' father)