Dimitri Verhulst. In 2013, The Broken Circle Breakdown was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign-language Film, thus rounding off a phenomenal international run for the movie – a US adventure that piqued Hollywood’s interest. In 2018, he directed Beautiful Boy, starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet, which was also an adaptation of two memoirs, those of a father and a son whose relationship is put to the test by the latter’s drug addiction. As was the case in Van Groeningen’s previous films, friendship, family, destiny and acceptance will lie at the heart of this story, with the unspoiled natural beauty of the Italian Alps serving as the backdrop. The director will hook up once again with his regular DoP,