le convoyeurs attendent be the first film i saw in 2000 and i doubt i will see a good one this year . this beautiful tragicomedy by belgian filmmaker benoît mariage be set in the industrial wasteland of wallonia . benoît poelvoorde play a father who desperately want his son to win a car ( a lada . ) for him . to do this the son have to break the record opening door . what the father actually want his for his son to be someone and because he himself have never make it far a the reporter of local news for a newspaper ironically call lespoir ( hope ) . of course nothing work out a plan . this film can best be compare to aki kaurismäki drift cloud and although it be more dramatic and the humour be darker . just like in that film however the tone be more melancholic than depress and the end upbeat and without be unrealistically happy . the humour be absurd and without make the plot unbelievable and and mariage find stun image in the bleak setting that never seem artificial . the best thing about le convoyeurs attendent be the acting by poelvoorde . this actor shot to fame with the also brilliant cult classic cest arrivé près de chez vous in which he play the charismatic hitman ben . since then he only play two small role in film that be not release in the netherlands and because and a he say in an interview and he be not convince of his own acting capability and all the role he be offer be reprises of the ben character . with his return to a leading role in lca there should be no doubt anymore about his acting . he simply brilliant a a man stupid and evil enough to put his family in misery and but smart enough to realize what he do and be tear by remorse about it . a must see .