Jan Bucquoy
Belgian film director and actor · Belgium · On the map · Directors · Born 1945 · age 80
Jan Bucquoy is a Belgian anarchist who has worked in various media. He gained fame for his controversial anti-establishment works and media stunts, which caused many court cases, including for lèse-majesté, copyright infringement and defamation.
Jan Bucquoy is read about 26 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Mad in BelgiumFilm2021
The Last Temptation of the BelgiansFilm, Director, Writer2015
Faut Savoir se Contenter de BeaucoupFilm, Jan2009L'art du coupleFilm, Director, Producer2005Les Vacances de NoëlFilm, Director2004
AaltraFilm, Lover2003La société du spectacle et ses commentairesFilm, Director2002The Political Life of the BelgiansFilm, Director2000
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 4 - La jouissance des hystériquesFilm, Director, Writer1999
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 3 - Fermeture de l'usine Renault à VilvoordeFilm, Director, Writer1998Homo CinematographicusFilm1997
Cream and PunishmentFilm, Director1996
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping CosmosFilm, Director1994
The Sexual Life of the BelgiansFilm, Director, Writer1993
EurotrashSeries1945Born16 November 1945People around Jan
Close ties
Noël Godin Also in Aaltra (2006)
Francis De Smet Produced Camping Cosmos (1996)
Herman Brusselmans Jan directed Camping Cosmos (1996)
Arno Jan directed Camping Cosmos (1996)
Lolo Ferrari Jan directed Camping Cosmos (1996)
Jan Decleir Jan directed Camping Cosmos (1996)
Benoît Delépine Directed Aaltra (2006)
Gustave de Kervern Directed Aaltra (2006)
Jacques Calonne Jan directed Camping Cosmos (1996)
Laurence Bibot Jan directed Camping Cosmos (1996)
Also in Français
Filmography 15
29 credits on file
Television 1
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Between 2005 and 2010 he staged five attempts to attack the Belgian Royal Palace in Brussels and conquer it. Internationally he is best known as a film director, with La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978 (1994) and the cult film Camping Cosmos (1996) being his most famous films. A recurring theme in his work is Belgitude.
