
JJ Records
Seen it?2026 | 90 min | Documentary, Music
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Dutch, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Leuven, 1980. After the rock and blues years, Leuven, too, falls completely under the spell of (post-)punk and new wave. Johan Janssens and Jeanot Ampen—shortened to “JJ”—open a small record shop in a dilapidated building on Parijsstraat; it quickly gains a reputation within the scene as being unconventional, independent, and underground. JJ Records is een historische documentaire film over de donkere jaren '80 en vroege jaren '90, de jaren van de hokjes en bijhorende looks, de jaren waarin een heel nieuwe scene ontstaat. Maar bovenal is het een film over passie voor muziek in een tijd zonder internet en streaming, een tijd waarin een plaat gaan kopen in je favoriete platenwinkel nog een heuse gebeurtenis was.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bernard Van Hecke
- Joel VanholeSelf
- Rudi ClaesSelf
- Alex LambrechtsSelf
- Inge GovaertsSelf
- Jeanot AmpenSelf
- Johan JanssensSelf
- Geert MetsSelf
- Hilde OverberghSelf
- Arno Van Der ZandeSelf
- Patrick GreeveSelf