Ben X (15)

There, he is brave and outgoing, everything that he isn't in the real world.

When the bullies humiliate Ben (Greg Timmermans) in front of his other classmates by leaving him in his underwear while they record it on their mobile phones, he devises a plan to get them back.

This is an ambitious movie from first-time director/writer Nic Balthazar, who explores a number of complex issues in an exciting and visually daring way and obtains a charged performance from newcomer Greg Timmermans.

It's a riveting watch, although the denouement is too fantastical for words.

MARIA DUARTE