![]() Thrilled that the rescued body part has not been frozen, she urges the patient to have a look: “How often do you get the chance to see the inside of your finger?”ĭaily life goes on for Alphonse, who is from Senegal and has lived all over, picking up several languages en route, including three of the four spoken in Flanders. Alphonse quickly takes action and helps the man, careful not to step on the severed finger. He goes into a fast-food joint manned by a Turk, and the young chef, while demonstrating his skill with kitchen knives, cuts off one of own his fingers by mistake. Most of his clients not only admire his work, they seek his support and friendship, often his approval. Cat, his beautiful girlfriend, showers him with her exhausting love, which he enjoys. Approaching 40, he wants to be content and is, in his way. ![]() ![]() For Alphonse, a musician on the retreat from personal pain and betrayal, who has fled the Brussels music scene and is now working as a house decorator, it is becoming a home of sorts. ![]() It could be described as dull, but then so could many places. ![]() Westhoek is a region in the western corner of Flanders, near the French border. ![]()
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