Maldoror

The Belgian police have been in the dark for months, much to the outrage of the public. Paul Chartier, a young, idealistic police officer, is recruited for the secret operation ‘Maldoror’, tasked with surveilling the previously convicted sex offender Marcel Dedieu. While team Maldoror collects one clue after another, Chartier and his colleagues make no progress due to the completely dysfunctional police system. When more girls go missing, Chartier is left with only one option: to launch a manhunt himself. 

After his Ardennes trilogy (Calvaire-Alléluia-Adoration) and Inexorable, Brussels cult director Fabrice du Welz has started a new trilogy, in which he aims to confront the darkest aspects of Belgian history head-on. Maldoror, about the infamous Dutroux case, is the first part of this new series.