Key art poster format for Union 'till the end!, produced by Media Res, RTBF. History, Society, Sports, Single Documentary distributed by Orian Rights in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
Key art poster format for Union 'till the end!, produced by Media Res, RTBF. History, Society, Sports, Single Documentary distributed by Orian Rights in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

Union 'till the end!

Unionist tot in de kist !

Availability

Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

Single Documentary

History, Society, Sports

Belgium

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French

71'

Production still or key art banner from Union 'till the end!, produced by Media Res, RTBF. History, Society, Sports, Single Documentary distributed by Orian Rights in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
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For the supporters of Union Saint-Gilloise, football is not a pastime. It is a commitment passed down through families, sustained through decades of disappointment, and celebrated with a warmth that has become the club's defining character.

Directed by Didier Hill-Derive and Éric Loze, this observational documentary spent the 2021–2022 season inside Stade Marien, the spiritual home of Saint-Gillois football in Brussels. The film follows seven supporters — Fabrizio, Joachim, Noé, Arsène, Dylan, Natasha, and Roger — each carrying their own relationship with the club, each embodying something larger than themselves.

Their stories frame a remarkable moment in the club's history. After 48 years in the lower divisions, Union Saint-Gilloise has returned to Division 1. For the fans who never stopped believing, it is a reckoning with time itself.

The film is not interested in tactics or transfers. Its subject is loyalty. The kind that fills a stadium on a cold Tuesday, that holds through losing seasons, that does not require winning to justify itself.

Shot with quiet attentiveness, the documentary offers acquisitions professionals a portrait of football as community — diverse, generous, deeply rooted — told through the voices of people who have given the game something it rarely deserves: unconditional faith.

Production still or key art banner from Union 'till the end!, produced by Media Res, RTBF. History, Society, Sports, Single Documentary distributed by Orian Rights in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
Production still or key art banner from Union 'till the end!, produced by Media Res, RTBF. History, Society, Sports, Single Documentary distributed by Orian Rights in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

Approach

Observational, Portrait

Worth to Mention

Independent Production

Broadcast Slot

Weekend, Morning

Production

Media Res, RTBF.

Production Period

2022

Directed By

Didier Hill-Derive, Éric Loze.

Created by

Didier Hill-Derive, Éric Loze.