1985: The bloody criminal case that inspired the Canal+ series

In the 1980s, Marc, Francky and his sister Vicky landed and took off in Brussels. While Vicky is studying law, Franky and Marc start a career in the gendarmerie. The young woman’s progressive ideals often clash with the more conservative values ​​of Franky and Marc. Everything changes when the country is the scene of a series of bloody robberies.

This story, 1985, the new Canal+ series is being watched this Monday evening. Written by Willem Wallyn, this Belgian production was born not only from the imagination of its author and creator, it is far from it. The screenwriter chose to adapt a famous Belgian criminal case that marked the mid-1980s. 1985 Thus, the criminals, who made headlines by increasing theft and murder in both Belgium and France, are stuck in the heart of the Brabant Incident.

During the three years of this crazy murderous saga, more than 28 people, including children, were executed and 22 injured by the bandits who seized 6 million Belgian francs. An important loot obtained by robbing markets, supermarkets and even inns. Disturbingly, the perpetrators of this crime string were never found. They passed out in the wild after a Belgian supermarket was robbed in November 1985. According to investigators, one of the members of the group may have been fatally injured during this attack, causing his aides to stop their crimes. Despite the police investigation – an investigation that continues today – Brabant’s killers were never found or identified.

“Charismatic characters and a retro aesthetic are at the service of eight episodes that faithfully bring back the trace of these real events that have always been rooted in the Belgian collective memory; they also reflect a more contemporary reality, our democracies abused by the tricks of political forces, and our constant lies. weakened by the blows of the news,” writes Canal+ for its new series.

Clara Kolodny